Topic: Concept Maps - Practicing Effective Ways to Organize and Assess Student Knowledge
Required Readings:
Allen, D., & Tanner, K. (2003). Approaches to Cell Biology Teaching: Mapping the Journey - Concept Maps as Signposts of Developing Knowledge Structures. Cell Biology Education,2(3); pp. 133-136. doi: 10.1187/cbe.03-07-0033 -- LINK
Guest Speaker: Debra Rosenfeld, Assistant Director, Counseling and Resources Careers (BioSci Careers)
Topic: Neuroeducation - Can Neuroscience Inform Education?
Required Readings:
Devonshire, I. M., & Dommett, E. J. (2010). Neuroscience: Viable Applications in Education? Neuroscientist,16(4); pp. 349–356. doi: 10.1177/1073858410370900 -- LINK
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Topic: Students with Learning Disabilities in Higher Education
Required Readings:
Molina, V. M., Perera Rodríguez, V. H., Melero Aguilar, N. , Cotán Fernández, A. and Moriña, A. (2016). The Role of Lecturers and Inclusive Education. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs,16; pp. 1046-1049. doi:10.1111/1471-3802.12361 -- LINK
Guest Speaker(s): Tiffany Lieuw, Associate Director, Student Technology, VPTL and Susan Stephens, Professor, Classics
Topic: Trigger Warnings: A Discussion of the Culture of Safety in Higher Education
Required Reading:
Lukianoff, G., & Haidt, J. (2015). The coddling of the American mind. The Atlantic.-- LINK
Topic: Travails of Compulsory Attendance in Teaching and Learning: Why Do Students Skip Class?
Required Reading:
Fryer, L. K., Ginns, P., Howarth, M., Anderson, C., & Ozono, S. (2018). Individual differences and course attendance: why do students skip class?. Educational Psychology, 38(4), 470-486. -- LINK
Topic: Ethical Dilemmas in Teaching
Required Reading:
Gunnel Colnerud (2006) Teacher ethics as a research problem: syntheses achieved and new issues, Teachers and Teaching: theory and practice, 12:3, 365-385, DOI:10.1080/13450600500467704 -- LINK
Recommended Reading:
Guest Speaker(s):
Guest Speaker(s): Patricia Burchat, Professor, Physics and Kritika Kanchana Yegnashankaran, Associate Director, Faculty and Lecture Programs (VPTL)
