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Items of Interest
Death to the Syllabus -- an article on AAC&U's website decrying
the bloated, rule-oriented, penalty-describing version of a syllabus
that too many of us use these days. The author argues instead for
a syllabus more focused on student learning and getting students
interested in our disciplines and our courses.
News
The following short-term CTE groups
are active for this fall semester. Let Barbara Hahn (bh38)
know if you're interested in joining these groups:
Evaluating Student Learning
Led by Antonio Grau-Sempere and Kristy Miller
Meets Mondays at 3:00pm in OH 400 (Eykamp Center for Teaching
Excellence)
Duration: 4 weeks
Active Learning in Lecture Courses
Led by Don Rodd
Meets Wednesdays at 4:00pm in Graves 240-241 (Interaction Room)
Begins Wednesday, September 19
Duration: 4 weeks
Online Discussion for Student
Learning
Led by Kristie Hochwender
Meets Mondays at 4:00pm in OH 321
Begins Monday, September 17
Duration: 4 weeks
New resources on teaching and
learning are always available on our website (see
link to the left). As well, we
have some new equipment available for folks to check out to use in
their teaching and learning:
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Video Camera -- if you
would like to videotape your class for the purpose of reflecting
on what happens in the classroom or actually to see yourself
teaching, we have a digital video camera that can be checked out
for that purpose. We will then make a DVD for you of what
you recorded. You can sit down with someone from the
Eykamp Center to look at the DVD together, or simply view it on
your own to use for your own self-reflection. No one else
will see the DVD -- and we promise we won't post it on YouTube!
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Audio Recorder -- we now
have a digital audio recorder for use in your classes to
audiotape your teaching for self-reflection or other purposes.
This can be checked out through the Eykamp Center.
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Books, articles, etc. --
we have a Resource Center in the Eykamp Center that has numerous
books and articles on various aspects of teaching and learning.
There's always something new! You can check these
materials out to use.
We get a lot of information on good
opportunities for professional development in the Eykamp Center for
Teaching Excellence. We've started a new list of upcoming
conferences, new resources, etc. on issues in teaching and learning.
Check it out at the
Professional Development link to the left!
An electronic newsletter will be
coming soon to help you keep up with the happenings of the Eykamp
Center and further opportunities to cultivate your teaching.
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