Curriculum Review winter term events
LTC Curriculum Review events – Winter 2005
The first three events in the LTC winter series will be followed by a second opportunity to explore the topics, both for those who can’t make the earlier discussion and for those who want to continue the conversation.
1. Greater Expectations: Intentional Learning Goals and the Carleton Curriculum
Thursday, January 13, with Nelson Christensen, Clara Hardy, and Carolyn Sanford. Noon-1:30 pm, Alumni Guest House meeting room.
Informal second session: Greater Expectations: Intentional Learning Goals and the Carleton Curriculum
Friday, January 14, in Headley House, 4:30-6:00 pm
Suggested reading for this event: AAC&U National Panel Report, Greater Expectations, (especially chapters 3 and 4), (www.greaterexpectations.org)
2. How People Learn: What Does it Mean for Teaching?
Tuesday, January 18, with Deborah Appleman, and Tricia Ferrett. Noon-1:30 pm, Alumni Guest House meeting room.
Informal second session: How People Learn: What Does it Mean for Teaching?
Wednesday, January 19, in Headley House, 4:30-6:00 pm
See information below on related book discussion group.
3. Intellectual and Ethical Development at College: Implications for Curriculum
Tuesday, January 25, with Jade Bender ’05, Douglas Mork, Frank Morral. Noon-1:30 pm, Alumni Guest House meeting room
Informal second session: Intellectual and Ethical Development at College: Implications for Curriculum
Wednesday, January 26, in Headley House, 4:30-6:00 pm.
Other LTC events relevant to the curriculum review discussion include (all 12-1:30 p.m., Alumni Guest House):
4. Tuesday, February 1 – Collaborative and Collective Learning: Triads, Dyads, Linked Courses, etc.
6. Thursday, March 3 – Quantitative Skills in the Sciences: What Students Need to Know
Winter Reading Group for the Campus Community:How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, John Bransford, et al, editors.
Meets three Mondays January 31, February 21, March 7, 4:30-6:00 pm, at Headley House. Complimentary copies of the book are provided to faculty members through the Mellon Faculty Lifecycles grant. To reserve a copy contact Jennifer Cox Johnson (x4192 or jcoxjohn@carleton.edu). (url for online access http://www.nap.edu/books/0309070368/html/ Cosponsored by Carleton Integrated Science and Math Initiative (CISMI) and the Science Education Resource Center (SERC).
LTC Curriculum Review website: https://apps.carleton.edu/campus/ltc/curriculum/netid_only/Mary Savina, Jennifer Cox Johnson, January 10, 2005