This group works on specific syllabi for future courses at the host campus. A team works on a specific disciplinary phenomenon and designs possible methods of countering it. A group works on the effects of new technologies on current pedagogical practices and learns about effective uses of new technologies in its discipline. A pair takes a project and transforms it into a publication. A group designs workshops for a new TA development program.
Several groups work to develop teaching materials for certain courses.
Several groups work to develop job application materials, including a teaching portfolio. We will use large and small group discussions, listservs, classroom visits, and invited speakers as the means to facilitate thinking about teaching and learning in the introductory course. We invite you to participate in Project 101 - to explore with faculty and staff the challenges and opportunities in delivering an introductory course. The Madness Behind Our Methods. This entertaining and enlightening presentation will explore the relationship between our educational values and our approaches to teaching and learning.