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Modernizing The Reading Clinic Through Research And Exploration, Evan T. Ortlieb, Gina M. Doepker
Modernizing The Reading Clinic Through Research And Exploration, Evan T. Ortlieb, Gina M. Doepker
Gina Doepker
Reading clinics are not only necessary, but pertinent in the age of educational assessment, accountability, and best practices. Assessing and individualizing instruction are only facets of what encompasses a reading clinic; the structure of a reading clinic must be representative of the needs of students today. A 10-step model for creating and maintaining a successful reading clinic for students will be discussed to ensure maximal learning for both preservice tutors and their tutees. Unique features include expanding literacy opportunities with technology, meta-monitoring of tutoring sessions, and facilitating continual professional development for preservice educators. Attendees will acquire knowledge of characteristics of …
Active Learning In Art History: A Review Of Formal Literature, Marie Gasper-Hulvat
Active Learning In Art History: A Review Of Formal Literature, Marie Gasper-Hulvat
Art History Pedagogy & Practice
This article surveys the formal, academic literature on active learning in art history. It considers the history of active learning in art history and outlines the unique combination of approaches that art history takes towards active learning. A meta-analysis of the literature considers its relationship to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). This survey of literature indicates that although scholarly research on active learning in art history is a burgeoning field of scholarship, it also leaves many avenues open for additional research.
Modification Of A Junior-Level Capstone Course To Incorporate Scientific Writing, Bradley M. Wile
Modification Of A Junior-Level Capstone Course To Incorporate Scientific Writing, Bradley M. Wile
Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Scholarship
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Various Forms Of Student Engagement And Student Learning, Dan Richard, Melissa Newberry
Various Forms Of Student Engagement And Student Learning, Dan Richard, Melissa Newberry
Dan Richard
Previous research indicates that student engagement is multi-dimensional. Numerous engaged or active learning strategies (e.g., think-pair-share, problem-based learning, interactive games) emphasize some dimensions of student engagement but not others. The current project assesses the learning impact of a diversity of active learning strategies employing various dimensions of student engagement within three sections of a course in Social Psychology. Direct assessment of student performance on multiple-choice exams as well as indirect assessment of student preferences for learning activities will be addressed. In this session, participants will review original research on student engagement, receive examples of course activities, evaluate these activities on …