References for 2009 Opening Workshop
Why are STEM professors trying a
wider range of teaching methods?Seymour, Elaine and Hewitt, Nancy M. Talking About Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences. Boulder: Westview Press, 1997.
Tobias, Sheila. They're Not Dumb, They're Different: Stalking the Second Tier. Tucson: Research Corporation, 1990.
Project Kaleidoscope
Tomorrow's Professor
REFERENCES FOR SPECIFIC SESSIONS
Richard Felder's Learning Styles
D.A. Kolb, Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1984.
Isabel Briggs Myers and Mary H. McCaulley. Manual: A Guide to the Development and Use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (2nd ed.). Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press, 1985.
James E. Stice, “Using Kolb’s Learning Cycle to Improve Student Learning,” Journal of Engineering Education, 77(5), 291-296, 1987.
Susan M. Montgomery and Linda N. Groat, “Student Learning Styles and their Implications for Teaching,” http://www.crlt.umich.edu/publinks/CRLT_no10.pdf
Teresa Larkin-Hein and Dan D. Budny, “Why Bother Learning about Learning Styles and Psychological Types?,” Proceedings of the 2000 ASEE Annual Conference.
Herrmann, Ned, The Creative Brain, Brain Books, 1988.
J. William Shelnutt, Silvia G. Middleton, Kimberly A. Buch; Monika Lumsdaine, “Forming Student Project Teams Based on Hermann Brain Dominance (HBDI) Results,” Proceedings of the 1996 ASEE Annual Conference.
John Schmeelk and N. Jean Hodges, “Writing Techniques for Implementing Project-Directed Mathematics,” Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference.
Learning Cycle (.ppt)
Wirth, Karl R. and Perkins, Dexter. Learning to Learn. An introduction to theories of learning (.pdf and .doc formats).
Project Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (.ppt)
POGIL website
Moog, Richard S. and Farrell, John J. Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry. New York: Wiley, 2008.
Moog, Richard S. and Spencer, James N. Process oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL). Washington: American Chemical Society, 2008.
Gosser, David K., et al. Peer-Led Team Learning: A Guidebook. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001.
Professional Opportunities for Faculty and Instructional Staff
OPID (UW System's Office of Professional and Instructional Development) website
Campus Centers for Teaching & Learning
The Human Element (.ppt)
NOVA
History of Science links
Science Writing Heuristic (.ppt)
SWH website
SWH articles
Using Technology to Improve Student Learning (.ppt)
Active Learning in Large Lectures (.ppt)
Angelo, Thomas A. and Cross, K. Patricia. Classroom Assessment Techniques: a Handbook for College Teachers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.
Charles C. Bonwell, James A. Eison. Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.
Duncan, D. Clickers in the Classroom: How to Enhance Science Teaching Using Classroom Response Systems. San Francisco: Pearson/Addison Wesley, 2005.
Eric Mazur's website
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton
ConcepTests for geology and chemistry
Backward Design (.ppt)
Wiggins, Grant P., McTighe, Jay. Understanding by Design. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2006.
Walvoord, Barbara E. and Anderson, Virginia J. Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998.
Huba, Mary and Freed, Jann. Learner-Centered Assessment on College Campuses: Shifting the Focus from Teaching to Learning. Allyn & Bacon, 2000.
Barkley, Elizabeth; Cross, K. Patricia; Major, Claire H. Collaborative Learning Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004.
Howe, Neil and Strauss, William. Millennials Rising: the Next Great Generation. New York: Vintage Books, 2000.
Community-Based Learning Projects (.pptx)
UW Platteville's Pioneer Academic Center for Community Engagement
models for community-based learning
Funding Opportunities for STEM Education
NSF Funding (.pptx)
NSF Undergraduate Education programs
WiscAMP (.ppt)
WiscAMP website
The UWS Women and Science Program is housed at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
Last updated: September 28, 2009