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TUTORIAL METHODS OF INSTRUCTION Tentative Schedule - Spring 2013 link to Syllabus |
Time
& Place: Wednesdays 1:25-3:00 PM in 220 Brown Lab. 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 2/6 |
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 |
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| Class 2 2/13 |
Cognitive
Development &
Personality: Perry Scheme (William G. Perry, Jr.), and Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Assignment: Take the Jung Typology Test on-line questionnaire. |
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| Class 3 2/20 |
Questioning
Skills to Probe for
Deeper Understanding Bloom's Taxonomy (Benjamin Bloom) |
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| Class 4 2/27 |
Questionning Skills Continued |
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| Class 5 3/6 |
Common Group Situations and how to
deal with them. Discuss PBL teaching cases for tutor-facilitators. |
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| Class 6 3/13 |
Dealing
with Misconceptions Biology Misconceptions Chemistry Misconceptions Chemistry Concept Tests Physical Science Concepts in Biology |
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| Class 7 3/20 |
Peer
Reviewing Teaching Case Studies Tutor-Facilitator Case Studies Drafts due |
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| 3/27 |
Spring Break | |
| 4/3 |
No Class |
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| Class 8 4/10 |
Motivating
Students to Learn Motivation Applied to Teaching |
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| Class 9 4/17 |
Behaviors that Undermine Group Function: Trigger Tapes and Discussion of Problem Situations from "Groups in Action," PBL teaching cases for tutor-facilitators. | |
| Class 10 4/24 |
No
Class: Access and puruse the links below. Small Groups, Cooperative Learning, PBL, POGIL, and PLTL Introduction to Science Education Literature: Pick an issue or two of the Journal of Chemical Education and find an article that is relevant to your teaching or learning and read it. |
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| Class 11 5/1 |
Mentoring other students Entering Mentoring |
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| Class 12 5/8 |
Discussion
of Tutor Facilitator Case Studies. Video Vignettes of PBL tutor-facilitator Challenges Course Evaluation (and Pizza) |