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Getting students to work together -- is it really possible?

Getting students to work cooperatively in groups can be challenging and actually detrimental to student learning if not done properly. Having a formal group assignment plan, roles that students are accountable for, and a way of assessing group versus individual work can lead to gains in student learning. During this workshop we will talk about strategies for each of these issues and work through varying models of cooperative group work.

A variety of ways to improve learning in your classroom

This will be a roundtable discussion of a variety of suggestions that you can implement quickly and easily in your courses this spring. The session will include time for participants to share things they have done to improve learning and teaching in their courses.

You may also participate in this workshop in Second Life at: http://slurl.com/secondlife/SUNY%20Oswego/79/154/30.


Do you JITT? Benefits of using Just In Time Teaching

Reforms in education and the desire to improve the quality of learning were the incentive to search for more efficient teaching strategies. In this workshop, I will describe the use of Just In Time Teaching (JITT), which is an exciting new methodology intended to engage students by using feedback from pre-class web assignments. In this process the students are more in control of the learning process and they become more active and interested learners. Even though some examples from physics are presented, this method can be successfully implemented in almost all the fields.

Six faculty learning communities formed

The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT), is introducing a series of faculty learning communities that will allow faculty members to informally meet together (roughly once a month) to discuss topics of mutual interest. Each of these learning communities will determine when and where it will meet and will decide what topics to address. At the 9/4/08 COLT meeting, the following set of initial groups was proposed:

Penfield Library One-on-One Learning/Research Sessions

During Winter Breakout, the Library is pleased to offer one-on-one sessions with faculty and staff interested in learning more about our databases, websites, and our services to improve your research and your students' research too.  If you're using ANGEL, we can help you include appropriate library resources on the course site.  Please complete the Xtreme Research form (http://www.oswego.edu/library/services/xtreme_research_appt.html) to arrange for an  appointment with a librarian.

Reflections on Life and Teaching

Liz Dunne Schmitt is one of the recipients of the 2008 recipients of the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching.  From her very first semester  at Oswego in the fall of 1995, Liz has consistently received outstanding student evaluations of her teaching. Liz has taught a wide variety of classes ranging in size from 18 to 300 students and has provided a variety of classes in face-to-face and distance learning formats.