TUTORIAL METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
Tentative Schedule - Spring 2008
link to Syllabus
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TUTORIAL METHODS OF INSTRUCTION Tentative Schedule - Spring 2008 link to Syllabus |
Time
& Place: To be determined. Every Tutorial Methods of Instruction class
will include time to discuss problem situations and successes tutors
have are
experiencing. In order to gain practical experience, you will serve as
a tutor-facilitator in one of the problem-based learning (PBL) or
Peer-led
team learning (PLTL) courses on campus, and meet on a regular basis
with
the instructor of that course for more specific content
preparation.
The tentative schedule for the semester is as follows:
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| Class 1 2/15 |
Getting
Started: Tutor-Facilitator Orientation Session (PowerPoint Presentation) What is PBL? What is PLTL? Boyer Commission Report - REINVENTING UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: A Blueprint for America's Research Universities |
| Class 2 2/22 |
Cognitive
Development &
Personality: Perry Scheme (William G. Perry, Jr.), and Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Assignment: Take the Jung Typology Test on-line questionnaire. |
| Class 3 2/29 |
Questioning
Skills to Probe for
Deeper Understanding Bloom's Taxonomy (Benjamin Bloom) |
| Class 4 3/7 |
Questioning Skills continued |
| Class 5 3/7 |
Common Group Situations and how to
deal with them. Discuss PBL teaching cases for tutor-facilitators. |
| Class 6 3/14 |
Peer Reviewing Teaching Case Studies Tutor-Facilitator Case Studies Drafts due |
| Class 7 3/21 |
Fish bowl
exercise-"Hot Headed
Mole". Managing groups and analyzing group dynamics. |
| Class 8 3/28 |
Motivating
Students to Learn Motivation Applied to Teaching |
| 4/4 | Spring Break |
| Class 9 4/11 |
Dealing with Misconceptions Biology Misconceptions Chemistry Misconceptions Chemistry Concept Tests Physical Science Concepts in Biology |
| 4/18 |
No Class (Lilly East Conference) |
| Class 10 4/25 |
Small Groups, Cooperative Learning, PBL and PLTL |
| Class 11 5/2 |
No Class (Undergraduate
research Symposium) |
| Class 12 5/9 |
Discussion of Tutor Facilitator Case Studies. Video Vignettes of PBL tutor-facilitator Challenges Course Evaluation (and Pizza) |