[DIALOGnews] DIALOG AND DISCCRS News Jan. 17
Susan Weiler
weilercs@whitman.edu
Fri, 17 Jan 2003 12:50:06 -0800
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Neat Websites
NEAT WEBSITES
from Mark Francek <mark.francek@cmich.edu>; these sites highlight
major events from 2002:
Discovery magazine features a number of summaries that relate to the
environment and the geosciences like `population bomb fizzles,` `
Himalayan Glaciers Melt,` and =91Forest Plague Threatens Redwoods,`
The first article could be used for a class debate asking, =93Is
leveling world population off at 10 billion instead of 12 billion a
`fizzle?`
<http://www.discover.com/recent_issue/index.html>http://www.discover.com/rec=
ent_issue/index.html
Science News has stories like the climatic impact of contrails from
high-flying jets, Antarctic's Larsen B ice shelf breakup, and water
retention in a zone of rocks just outside Earth's core. There are
also articles for astronomy, environment, and ecology. Articles with
a * can be obtained in their entirety on-line. Other articles must
be accessed at the library or through on-line subscription
<http://www.sciencenews.org/20021221/bob19.asp#earth>http://www.sciencenews.=
org/20021221/bob19.asp#earth
SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
(suggested by Todd Zakrajsek, CMU, who I quote directly here)
Although targeting the college level, these principles could apply to
any classroom. Interestingly, the original article is from 1987 but
still applies.
=93Chickering and Gamon's (1987, 1991, 1999) is one of the most heavily
research and probably the most often quoted list of ways to promote
student learning. This work was originally published in an article in
the March 1987 AAHE Bulletin. Since then, several articles and texts
have been based on this landmark document, including information
pertaining to assessing instructor and institutional
effectiveness(Gamson & Poulsen, 1989).
Good practice in undergraduate education:
1. Encourages contact between students and faculty. Frequent
student-faculty contact in and out of class is a very important
factor in student motivation, involvement, and retention.
2. Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students. Learning is
enhanced by collaboration and cooperation, rather than isolation and
competition.
3. Encourages active learning. Students learn best when they are
actively involved in the material and make meaningful connections to
their own life.
4. Gives prompt feedback. As with just about anything we do, it is
important to know where we are if we are to get where we need to go.
=46eedback is like a roadmap.
5. Emphasizes time on task. This is not seat time, but rather the
amount of time a student spends with the material. Learning is hard
work and spending a realistic amount of time on learning a new task
is a key component to acquiring new information.
6. Communicates high expectations. Research has shown time and again
that if you expect more you will get more. By the way, if we expect
less or little, students will accommodate us.
7. Respects diverse talents and ways of learning. We don't all teach
the same way, and students don't all learn the same way. Do what you
can to mix class up a bit and facilitate learning for a wider variety
of students.=94
<http://aahebulletin.com/public/archive/sevenprinciples1987.asp>http://aaheb=
ulletin.com/public/archive/sevenprinciples1987.asp
(Audience: all)
Source: PFP SeaSpan. Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation
<http://www.pewmarine.org>.
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C. Susan Weiler, Ph.D.
Biology Department
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Tel: 509-527-5948
Fax: 509-527-5961
Programs for Recent PhDs http://aslo.org/phd.html
DIALOG and DIACES poster http://aslo.org/dialog/dialogposter.pdf
DISCCRS poster
http://aslo.org/disccrs/disccrsposter.pdf
Minorities in the Aquatic Sciences http://aslo.org/mas/
MOVING? Please send ADDRESS CHANGES to phd@whitman.edu
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<div>Neat Websites</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>NEAT WEBSITES</div>
<div>from Mark Francek <mark.francek@cmich.edu>; these sites
highlight major events from 2002:</div>
<div><b>Discovery</b> magazine features a number of summaries that
relate to the environment and the geosciences like `population bomb
fizzles,` ` Himalayan Glaciers Melt,` and =91Forest Plague
Threatens Redwoods,` The first article could be used for a class
debate asking, =93Is leveling world population off at 10 billion
instead of 12 billion a `fizzle?`</div>
<div><a
href=3D"http://www.discover.com/recent_issue/index.html"
>http://www.discover.com/recent_issue/index.html</a></div>
<div><b>Science News</b> has stories like the climatic impact of
contrails from high-flying jets, Antarctic's Larsen B ice shelf
breakup, and water retention in a zone of rocks just outside Earth's
core. There are also articles for astronomy, environment, and ecology.
Articles with a * can be obtained in their entirety on-line.
Other articles must be accessed at the library or through on-line
subscription</div>
<div><a
href=3D"http://www.sciencenews.org/20021221/bob19.asp#earth"
>http://www.sciencenews.org/20021221/bob19.asp#earth</a></div>
<div><b>SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE IN UNDERGRADUATE
EDUCATION</b> (suggested by Todd Zakrajsek, CMU, who I quote directly
here) Although targeting the college level, these principles could
apply to any classroom. Interestingly, the original article is
from 1987 but still applies.</div>
<div>=93Chickering and Gamon's (1987, 1991, 1999) is one of the most
heavily research and probably the most often quoted list of ways to
promote student learning. This work was originally published in an
article in the March 1987 AAHE Bulletin. Since then, several articles
and texts have been based on this landmark document, including
information pertaining to assessing instructor and institutional
effectiveness(Gamson & Poulsen, 1989).</div>
<div>Good practice in undergraduate education:</div>
<div>1. Encourages contact between students and faculty. Frequent
student-faculty contact in and out of class is a very important factor
in student motivation, involvement, and retention.</div>
<div>2. Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students. Learning
is enhanced by collaboration and cooperation, rather than isolation
and competition.</div>
<div>3. Encourages active learning. Students learn best when they are
actively involved in the material and make meaningful connections to
their own life.</div>
<div>4. Gives prompt feedback. As with just about anything we do, it
is important to know where we are if we are to get where we need to
go. Feedback is like a roadmap.</div>
<div>5. Emphasizes time on task. This is not seat time, but rather the
amount of time a student spends with the material. Learning is
hard work and spending a realistic amount of time on learning a new
task is a key component to acquiring new information.</div>
<div>6. Communicates high expectations. Research has shown time and
again that if you expect more you will get more. By the way, if
we expect less or little, students will accommodate us.</div>
<div>7. Respects diverse talents and ways of learning. We don't all
teach the same way, and students don't all learn the same way. Do what
you can to mix class up a bit and facilitate learning for a wider
variety of students.=94</div>
<div><a
href=3D"http://aahebulletin.com/public/archive/sevenprinciples1987.asp"
>http://aahebulletin.com/public/archive/sevenprinciples1987.asp</a></div
>
<div> (Audience: all)</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div>
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<div>Source: PFP SeaSpan. Pew Fellows Program in Marine
Conservation<br>
<http://www.pewmarine.org>.</div>
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<div>C. Susan Weiler, Ph.D.<br>
Biology Department<br>
Whitman College<br>
Walla Walla, WA 99362<br>
Tel: 509-527-5948<br>
Fax: 509-527-5961<br>
Programs for Recent
PhDs
http://aslo.org/phd.html<br>
DIALOG and DIACES poster
http://aslo.org/dialog/dialogposter.pdf<br>
DISCCRS
poster <span
></span
> <span
></span>
http://aslo.org/disccrs/disccrsposter.pdf<br>
Minorities in the Aquatic Sciences
http://aslo.org/mas/<br>
<br>
MOVING? Please send ADDRESS CHANGES to phd@whitman.edu<br>
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