ITUE 10th Anniversary Symposium

Transforming Undergraduate Education:
Promises, Benefits, and Limitations

June 13-15, 2007

9:00am - 4:30pm; Refreshments and registration at 8:30am
Location is 208 Gore Hall unless indicated otherwise.
Campus map and directions

Wednesday, June 13
9:00-11:45		Scenarios for Teaching Writing Chris Anson, North Carolina State University (biosketch) This workshop focuses on ways to enhance learning and problem solving through integrating writing and communication activities into your courses. Prof. Anson will lead participants through cases to highlight the ways that students can be engaged with learning while naturally developing those communication outcomes we all desire. We will pay special attention to designing cases that naturally avoid the problems of plagiarism that afflict many typical writing and research assignments. 208 Gore Hall
12:15-1:15		International Perspectives on Problem-Based Learning Yasemin Arbak, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi (Turkey) Mohan Agrawal, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University (India) Luis Bretel, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú A panel of faculty members and administrators, representing several international partnerships with UD, will present their experiences and challenges in the adoption of active, student-centered approaches in undergraduate education. 231 Lerner Hall Box lunches will be available starting at 11:45am.
1:30-3:00		Learning outside the Classroom Joan Bennett, UD Office of Undergraduate Research "Research WORKS for Students: Faculty and Alumni Viewpoints" Sue Serra, UD Office of Service Learning "Bringing Concepts to Life: Increasing Student Engagement through Service-Learning" Lesa Griffiths, UD Center for International Studies "Study abroad: Can thirty days make a difference?" Jim Tweedy, UD Residence Life "Residential community engagement through PBL" 231 Lerner Hall	1:30-3:00	Integrating Writing into Your Classroom Chris Anson, North Carolina State University Participants will develop specific writing-intensive activities for use in their courses. Emphasis will be on framing learning contexts, integrating writing and speaking activities, and evaluating outcomes. 208 Gore Hall
3:30-4:30		The Ultimate PBL Classroom James Hoffman, UD Psychology 'Experience it yourself' in UD's newest PBL classroom. Students in a statistics course discover the principles of data analysis by grappling with real data sets that are interesting and topical. Group problem solving takes place in a unique classroom which provides each team with a large display and a wireless keyboard to conduct analyses. Participants will experience an introductory lesson in using Fathom, a user-friendly and graphically oriented statistics tool. 002 McKinly Lab [Cancelled - room is unavailable due to construction.]		Because of the cancelled session in our newest PBL classroom, we are recommending a visit to two art exhibits during this time: Brandywine tradition art exhibition continues through July 20 University Gallery in Old College Art of Edward Loper on view through July 20 Paul R. Jones Gallery in Mechanical Hall
5:00		Reception and Poster Session Center for the Arts
Thursday, June 14
9:00-noon		Technology and Learning: E-WAVE on Wikis Dickie Selfe, Ohio State University (biosketch) Paul Hyde and Mark Serva, University of Delaware The object of the workshop will be to illustrate how, in a wiki environment, teachers can encourage students to create electronic written, aural, and visual expressions (E-WAVE) for a variety of clients. We'll begin by demonstrating multimodal compositions by students from across the curriculum and then quickly move into a hands-on workshop where each participant develops a controlled wiki space for a class of their choice. More... Student Multimedia Design Center, Morris Library
noon		lunch on your own
1:30-2:30		Impact of ITUE Presentations by a panel of UD ITUE Fellows. 208 Gore Hall Chris Kydd, UD Business Administration "A Bitter Pill to Take: Use of a Semester Long Problem in Business" Richard Donham, UD Math/Science Education Resource Center "Using PBL to Teach Teachers" Laura Eisenman, UD School of Education "Why is She Making Us Do All the Work?" Learning About Teaching Through PBL	1:30-4:00	Peer-Led Team Learning Terry Platt, University of Rochester (biosketch) This session will explore the advantages of peer-led team learning (PLTL) through a variety of exercises and demonstrations. We will consider issues of implementation and maintenance of small group "workshops" and will emphasize analyses and discussion of factors that can contribute to the success of the PLTL approach. 243 Wolf Hall
3:00-4:00		Impact of ITUE (contd.) Presentations by a second panel of UD ITUE Fellows: Beth Morling, UD Psychology "My Psychological Problems" Bernard McKenna, UD English "If the "Mona Lisa" is in the Louvre, where is KING LEAR? Manuscript research and PBL" Beth Mineo Molica, UD Applied Science and Engineering Lab "Reflections of a Recovering 'Sage on the Stage"
Friday, June 15
9:00-noon		Want Your Students to Learn More? (part 1) Some New Ideas for Designing Significant Learning into Your Courses Dee Fink , Fink Consulting (biosketch) This workshop examines the role of course design in the overall act of teaching, and then leads participants through a new way of designing courses which is the subject of the facilitator's book (Creating Significant Learning Experiences, Jossey-Bass, 2003). More... Reading activity prior to the workshop: A Self-Directed Guide to Designing Courses for Significant Learning 208 Gore Hall
noon		Ten Years of Transformation Panel Session: ITUE leaders buffet lunch provided
2:00-4:00		Want Your Students to Learn More? (part 2) Dee Fink, Fink Consulting