Close to 200 participants are expected, representing the UCLA, the University of Washington and other western schools. Session topics include the new economy, globalization, the future of leadership and learning from failure. The applied history program was officially approved by the State Board of Education in January to prepare students for careers in history not specifically related to teaching. The students are Kate Baxter, Jon Hanian, Raymona Maddy, Jeremy Maxand and Suzanne Rosario. In the Jordan Ballroom.
Admission is free.
Experienced BSU faculty will share their experiences and their strategies for evaluating student performance in an online environment, focusing on such topics as alternatives to proctored exams, security and privacy concerns, evaluating portfolios and group projects, innovative approaches to evaluation, and matching the right technology to a particular evaluation task. A two-day Red Cross blood drive will be held at Boise State this month. Donors will have a chance to win a palm pilot. For more information, call extension 1590 or extension 1223. For the second consecutive year, a Boise State biology professor has been awarded the statewide Distinguished Science Communicator Award from the Idaho Acaemy of Science.