CHEM 467 (Section 10) / BISC 422 (Section 10)
TUTORIAL METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
Tentative Schedule - Spring 2002 
Syllabus

Time & Place: The first class, a 2.5-hour orientation session before classes start, will be held on Monday, February 4th from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. in 208 Gore Hall. This is an especially important session and all tutor-facilitators should be present. Thereafter, we will meet most Fridays from 2:00 to 4:00 PM in 110 Memorial Hall. 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) 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:
 
Date
Topic
Monday February 4th  1:00 - 3:30 PM 208 Gore Hall
Note different day, place, and time for this session only.		 Getting Started: 
    Tutor-Facilitator Orientation Session
       What is PBL?
       Boyer Commission Report - 
       REINVENTING UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: A Blueprint for America's Research Universities
February 8th Cognitive Development & Personality: 
       Perry Scheme (William G. Perry, Jr.), and 
       Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Assignment: 
       Take the Kiersey Temperament Sorter on-line 
          questionnaire. MBTI and college students
 February 15th Questioning Skills to Probe for Deeper Understanding
       Bloom's Taxonomy (Benjamin Bloom)
February 22nd Trigger Tapes and Discussion of Problem Situations
March 1st Behaviors that Undermine Group Function
March 8th No Class
March 15th Problem Solving, Learning, and Intellectual Development
March 22nd Assessment and Constructive Feedback
Tutor-Facilitator Case Studies drafts
March 29th Case Study I Due
April 5th SPRING BREAK
April 12th Attend Chemistry Seminar 
Professor John C. Wright, University of Wisconsin
"Active Learning Teaching Methods - What are They and Are They Worth the Effort?" 4 PM in 214 Brown Laboratory
April 19th Evaluation: Giving and Receiving Feedback
Maintaining a Good Learning Environment
April 26th No class
May 3rd
May 6th

 

 Tutor Facilitator Case Studies II,
Also attend Biochemistry Seminar on Monday May 6 
Dr. Deanna Raineri, Department of Microbiology, U of Ill
"Virtual Laboratories Enhance Traditional Undergraduate Biology Laboratories." 4 PM 214 Brown Laboratory
May 10th Course Evaluation (and Pizza)


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