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IN & BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

"No matter how recondite or obscure the ideas may be, the phenomenon of a grown-up person capable of talking enthusiastically and sequentially can show students how they themselves might someday be able to think things through."                                                                                         
"Teaching drives us to learning . . ."
                                                                        Both quotes from Mary Burgan in Defense of Lecturing article2006

Week 7  -  Classroom dynamics, strategies for improving class time, ethical issues

Class topics:

- "Field Trip to the Integrated Learning Center" (ILC):  http://www.ilc.arizona.edu/index.html
- Hints for effective lecturing
- Suggestions for implementing active learning in large and small classrooms
- The multimedia classroom and reaching the “cellphone generation”
- Fostering a classroom environment that enhances learning and reaches all types of students
- Student behavior in the classroom; viewing & discussion of “Arizona Idol” video
- Why and how to address cheating and plagiarism issues and incidents
 

Follow-up Reading & Browsing:

- In Defense of Lecturing [pdf] by Mary Burgan in Change, Nov/Dec 2006
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/change/sub.asp?key=98&subkey=2105

- Obstacles to Open Discussion and Critical Thinking [pdf] by Carol Trosset  in Change, Sep/Oct 1998 p 44-49

- Distractions in the Wireless Classroom [pdf] by Michael J. Bugeja  The Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan 26, 2007  http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2007/01/2007012601c/careers.html

-  Watch the ARIZONA IDOL video online at: http://uanews.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/UANews.woa/wa/MainStoryDetails?ArticleID=9750

- Skim Katie's NATS 101 Course FAQ  (developed over time in response to various student behaviors)  http://fp.arizona.edu/kkh/nats101gc/faq.htm

- OFFICIAL UA POLICIES:

- Read the UA’s  Code of Academic Integrity http://dos.web.arizona.edu/uapolicies/cai1.html

- Read the UA’s Policy on Disruptive Behavior in an Instructional Setting:
 http://info-center.ccit.arizona.edu/~policy/disrupt.shtml

- Familiarize yourself with the UA’s Student Life Policies:
           http://w3.arizona.edu/~policy/student.shtml

More on Plagiarism & addressing it:

- Plagiarism is worse than mere theft [pdf]  Maddox, J. (1995) Nature v 376:721
A long-delayed report of a meeting on plagiarism in Washington two years ago is none the worse for the delay, but should be a reminder that most institutions are still poorly equipped to deal with it.  doi:10.1038/376721a0
 

- Turnitin.com  http://turnitin.com/static/home.html

-  SBS Turnitin Page video and instructions http://sbs.arizona.edu/links/sbstech/turnitin.php

-  Turnitin's Research Resources (including Plagiarism defined, etc.)
http://www.turnitin.com/research_site/e_home.html

- FOR RESPONDERS:

- TurningPoint Software User Guide [pdf, large!] for use with Turning Tech "clickers"

- DOWNLOAD TurningTech Software, You can download it
from: http://clickers.ltc.arizona.edu/software/ttsetup.exe
but beware, it is a 45M+ file and includes .net 2.0.

 

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