Office of Teaching & Learning
Spring 2011 Faculty/Librarian Development Events 

Using Assessment to Enhance Student Engagement

March 31 (Thursday) 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Moakley 300

AND

April 6 (Wednesday) 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Moakley 300

This interactive workshop will allow participants to explore easy to use instructional and assessment strategies designed to enhance student involvement in class.  In addition, participants will be encouraged to discuss implementation issues that may be unique to their disciplines.  Participants will have a chance to learn a range of formal and informal assessment strategies including portfolio assessment, The Gallery Walk, The Extra Inning, 3-2-1, Sum It Up, and much more.

This session is facilitated by Dr. Karen Richardson, the Office of Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor in MAHPLS.  Contact Karen with questions:  karen.richardson@bridgew.edu, or x 2067.

 

January 28 (Friday, 12 - 5:00) Strength in Numbers: Quantitative Reasoning at BSU, Facilitated by Dr. Corrine Taylor and BSU Faculty

LOCATION:  DUNN B

RSVP for both events to Ms. Lori Benson, x2694 or lbenson@bridgew.edu

Strength in Numbers: Quantitative Reasoning Across the Curriculum

Despite the fact that our world is "awash in numbers," too many of our students and "many educated adults remain functionally innumerate" (Burrill et al 2001), unable as a result to succeed in school, compete in the global job market or make informed decisions on issues ranging from mortgage rates to car loans. We are, as an institution and a society, in desperate need of better Quantitative Reasoning skills. This two-day event (lunch provided both afternoons) is the beginning of an ongoing exploration of what we mean when we talk about Quantitative Reasoning, and what we expect of ourselves and our students in teaching and learning Quantitative Reasoning. These sessions will demystify Quantitative Reasoning and provide faculty in all disciplines with ideas, strategies and assignments for more effective teaching and learning of Quantitative Reasoning.

RSVP for both events to Ms. Lori Benson, x2694 or lbenson@bridgew.edu

January 28 Workshop Information:

The January 28 Workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Corrine Taylor, PhD and BSU Faculty.

Join us for a full afternoon of discussion, skill and knowledge building on infusing the BSU curriculum with Quantitative Reasoning. Whether you teach English, Management or Elementary Education, these presentations and workshops will address your needs as we seek greater efficacy in teaching and learning Quantitative Reasoning.

Dr. Corrine Taylor, PhD, Director since 2001 of the Wellesley College Quantitative Reasoning Program will co-facilitate the January 28 workshop. Since 2007, she has served as president of the National Numeracy Network. Professor Taylor has led workshops, given invited lectures, and served as a consultant at other colleges, universities and public school systems that are developing QR initiatives.

In this highly interactive workshop, Dr. Taylor will explore the meaning of Quantitative Reasoning, offer models for infusing QR across the curriculum, and help us begin charting our own path for increased achievement in QR at Bridgewater State University. In preparation for Dr. Taylor's workshop, we encourage you to read Robert Orrill's preface to Mathematics and Democracy: The Case for Quantitative Literacy (2001), available here: http://www.maa.org/ql/fm13-20.pdf

See the Schedule, below, for information on BSU faculty-led presentations and breakout sessions.

Dr. Taylor's participation is made possible by funding from Project Compass.

January 28 Schedule:

12:00, Lunch and Introductions

12:15 - 1:00, Lunch Presentation, Dr. Matt Salomone (Mathematics and Computer Science Dept.) 

1:10 - 2:00, Workshop and Presentation, Dr. Corrine Taylor (Wellesley College Quantitative Reasoning Program)

2:00 - 2:45, Panel Presentations: Showcase of Quantitative Reasoning Assignments from Across the Curriculum, with panelists Dr. Sandra Neargarder (Psychology), Dr. Andrew Holman (History), and Dr. Peter Saccocia (Earth Science)

3:00 - 4:00, Breakout Sessions. Topics:

  • Integrating quantitative reasoning in non-math/science courses Facilitated by Catherine Womack

  • Mathematical thinking as a diversity issue Facilitated by Ward Heilman and David O'Malley

  • Evidence for argument: Quantitative reasoning in oral and written argument Facilitated by Anne Doyle, Susan Miskelly and Maria Hegbloom

4:15 - 5:00 Wine and Cheese Reception and Concluding Discussion

For more information, contact Ann Brunjes, Office of Teaching and Learning, x2435 or abrunjes@bridgew.edu

RSVP for both events to Ms. Lori Benson, x2694 or lbenson@bridgew.edu

Last Modified: March 17, 2011