Symposium
2011- Celebrate Teaching and Learning at Pacific
University of the Pacific is announcing the First Annual Teaching and Learning Symposium at Pacific, titled "Celebrate Teaching & Learning at Pacific". This is an opportunity for faculty to share their classroom teaching and learning methods with colleagues.
Feel free to come by during the week of February 7-10th to enjoy lunch, conversation, and an interactive hands-on session conducted by Pacific faculty to help inspire teaching & learning in the classroom.
For more information, please contact Craig Seal (cseal@pacific.edu / 946-7758 or Bernie Kramer (bkramer@pacific.edu /946-7338).
Program:
Monday, February 7th
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12-1 |
DeRosa 210 |
Lunch |
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12:30-1:30 |
DeRosa 211 |
Dr. Lou Matz and Dr. Lydia Fox |
College of the Pacific |
Using clickers to gauge and engage student learning |
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12:30-1:15 |
DeRosa 214 |
Dr. Tanya Storch |
College of the Pacific |
Reflecting on personal biases before learning begins |
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1:15-2 |
DeRosa 215 |
Dr. Terry Hoover |
Dugoni School of Dentistry |
A faculty mentored critical thinking and writing exercise |
Tuesday, February 8th
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12-1 |
DeRosa 210 |
Lunch |
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12-1 |
DeRosa 211 |
Dr. Chris Sablynski |
Eberhardt School of Business |
Thinking on your feet: collaboration between business and forensics |
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12:30-1:15 |
DeRosa 214 |
Dr. Delores E. McNair |
Benerd School of Education |
The whacky world of wikis: Using the Sakai wiki tool to support collaborative learning |
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1:15-2 |
DeRosa 215 |
Dr. Sebastian Marotta |
College of the Pacific |
Active learning using student groups |
Wednesday, February 9th
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12-1 |
DeRosa 210 |
Lunch |
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12:30-1:30 |
DeRosa 211 |
Dr. Eric Boyce |
Long School of Pharmacy |
Using students in curricular mapping |
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12:30-1:15 |
DeRosa 214 |
Dr. Will Price |
Eberhardt School of Business |
Experiential learning through field study requirements |
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1:15-2 |
DeRosa 215 |
Dr. Henghu Sun |
College of Engineering and Computer Science |
Case studies to foster research innovation in students |
Thursday, February 10th
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12-1 |
DeRosa 210 |
Lunch |
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12-1 |
DeRosa 211 |
Dr. Lara Killick |
College of the Pacific |
Community partnerships, emergent technology, and experiential learning |
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12:30-1:15 |
DeRosa 214 |
Dr. David Kauper |
College of the Pacific |
Cost minimizing students: method to encourage student studying |
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1:15-2 |
DeRosa 215 |
Dr. Jennifer Helgren |
College of the Pacific |
The personal is historical: Oral history and undergraduate research |
2010 - Social and Emotional Competence in Higher Education
As part of the "Presidential Inaugural Series" celebrating the beginning Dr. Pamela Eibeck's presidency, local and international experts highlighted a daylong symposium showcasing best practices in student competence development. This symposium is part of Pacific's culture and commitment to whole-person education and its mission to prepare students for responsible leadership in their careers and communities.