BLC9+Ask+the+BLC+Session+Notes

Here are the notes from the BLC 9 Ask the BLC Sunday morning session.


 * Suggestions on Asessment**
 * Use multiple T/F
 * Concept inventories
 * Form questions around breaking (and then fixing) the system
 * Student authored questions (practice exams)
 * Project 2061 assessment web site, good resource on misconceptions


 * Student Writing Projects**
 * Student blogging (give students a daily challenge)
 * Student created wiki sites
 * Science essays with a lesson on paraphrasing
 * Start simple
 * Peer reviewed student papers
 * New version of Blackboard allows you to include rubrics


 * Promoting a Collaborative Culture Among Faculty**
 * HIre a professional facilitator
 * Students to help you drive reform
 * Blog about your teaching - open and public to promote discussion
 * Providing small "learning modules" of resources on particular topics
 * Aim to hire new faculty who are committed to teaching


 * Student Engagement Ideas**
 * Assign students to small groups at beginning of semester and call on groups
 * Start with discussion question - answers revealed during the lecture
 * "The Hat" randomly draws names out of a hat (with and drumroll), [|download]
 * [|Active Learning Research Papers in STEM] [[file:Active Learning References.docm]]


 * Flipping the Classroom**
 * Don't be afraid to fail, not all experiments work perfectly the first time