Pathways Institute

May 30 - June 2, 2000

208 Gore Hall

Tuesday, May 30

8:30 a.m. Registration and Refreshments

--2nd floor balcony, Atrium

8:45 General Education Overview and Update on LIFE

-- Bobby Gempesaw, Vice Provost Academic Programs and Planning

9:00 What Makes A Pathways Course?

-- Carol Hoffecker, History

9:30 Teaching First-Year Students: Successful Transitions

-- Lesa Griffiths, Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

10:30 Break

10:45 Developing a Pathways Course

-- Bill Frawley, Linguistics

Noon LUNCH - Provided

1:00 Interdisciplinary and Team Teaching

-- Ann Ardis, English and Honors

ARSC 390: Technologies of Cultural Memory

2:00 Break

2:15 - 4:00 Group and Individual planning time for course development

-- Gore Hall Rooms 204, 208, 222, 223 are available for groups and individuals to hold working sessions and/or quiet time for thinking, reading, and writing. Presenters for each day will circulate among groups to answer questions and stimulate ideas as needed.

Wednesday May 31

8:30 Refreshments & sign-in

8:45 Brief progress reports from Tuesday planning and comments on first day's program

9:00 Developing Oral Communication Skills

-- Beth Haslett, Communications

10:00 Break

10:15 Incorporating Mathematical Skills

-- Bettyann Daley, Mathematical Sciences

11:15 Using Writing to Enhance Learning

--Dorry Ross, Writing Center

12:30 LUNCH - Provided

1:30 Problem-Based Learning Strategies

-- Barbara Duch, Mathematics and Science Education Resource Center

2:30 Break

2:45 - 4:00 Group and Individual planning time

--break-out rooms

Thursday, June 1

8:30 Refreshments

8:45 Brief progress reports from Wednesday planning sessions

9:00 Creating Student Learning Communities: Integrating Living with Learning in Students Lives or Connecting Your Courses with Residence Life

--Cynthia Cummings, Director

--Jim Tweedy, Residence Life

--Frank Newton, Residence Life

10:00 Break

10:15 Creating Student Learning Communities, continued

11:15 Putting It All Together

12:15 LUNCH - Provided in 206 Trabant

1:15 - 4:00 Group and Individual planning time -- break-out rooms

Friday, June 2

8:30 Refreshments

8:45 Brief progress reports

9:00 Incorporating Multicultural Diversity into Course Planning

-- Kate Conway-Turner, Individual and Family Studies

10:15 Break

10:30 Raising Students' Awareness of Global Issues and Perspectives

-- Susanne Alchon, History

-- Bahira Sherif, History

11:30 LUNCH - Provided

12:30 Planning Time--break-out rooms

1:30 Break

1:45 Planning Time--break-out rooms

3:00 - 4:00 Final reports on course, plans

--room 208