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For the Record, Aug. 15, 2006 To view past For the Records, click here. 2:12 p.m., Aug. 15, 2006--For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty and staff. Presentations Havidan Rodriguez, director, Disaster Research Center, “Hazards, Vulnerability and Human Rights: Developing Disaster Resilient Communities” and “Emergent Behavior, Resiliency and Hurricane Katrina: An In-depth Focus on the Healthcare System,” at International Sociological Association Congress, July 24-30, Durban, South Africa. Eight members of the University community made presentations at the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) international conference July 18-21, in Lima, Peru: George Watson, associate dean of arts and sciences, and Deborah Allen, associate professor of biological sciences, two pre-conference workshops, “Elaboration and Development of Problems” and “Scenarios in PBL Courses”; Watson, “PBL in Diverse Disciplines and Careers”; Carolyn Manning, associate professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences, “Assessing Peer Performance in PBL Groups: How Technology Can Help”; Richard Donham, associate policy scientist, Mathematics and Science Education Resource Center, co-author with Steven Fifield, education specialist, Delaware Education Research and Development Center, “Reward and Challenges of University Faculty Collaboration in Interdisciplinary PBL for Future K-8 Teachers”; Allen and Watson, “The Group from Hell: Strategies for Resolving Conflict in PBL Groups”; Stephen Bernhardt, Andrew B. Kirkpatrick Jr. Chair in Writing, “Using PBL to Improve Student Writing and Speaking Skills”; Maria Teresa Moreno, graduate student in education, “Problems of Teaching in Problem-Based Learning”; Linda Dion, instructor, biological sciences, “Use of Group Learning through Case Studies in an Introductory Science Course”; and Mark Serva, assistant professor, accounting and management information systems, “Examining New Technology Options for the PBL Classroom.” For the Record submissions Please submit information to be listed on “For the Record” by using a form found at [https://chico.nss.udel.edu/udaily/sugg_login.jsp], or through campus mail addressed to: UDaily Editor, Public Relations, Academy Building, 105 E. Main St. |
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