Best Practices in Capstone Course Development Workshop March 28

On Tuesday, March 28, at 12:10 p.m. in CUE 518, a WSU faculty panel will share their experiences developing and refining their capstone course and key assignment, including ways to more deeply engage students and more effectively integrate learning in a culminating experience:

  • “Implementation of team-based, project-driven learning in a senior-level astrobiology course” –Dr. Michael L. Allen, Department of Physics & Astronomy
  • “Practice with feedback: scaffolding the capstone assignment across the semester”– Dr. Samantha Gizerian, Program in Integrative Physiology & Neurosciences
  • “Making the Past Relevant to Students’ Lives: Space, Place, and Power in History” – Dr. Theresa Jordan, Department of History
  • “Industry Partnerships: Preparing Capstone Students for The Real World” –  Dr. Desmond Layne, Programs in Agricultural and Food Systems & Integrated Plant Sciences

Please register for this noon hour workshop at: https://elearning.wsu.edu/training_resources/training.aspx?area=Faculty-Led

A light lunch will be served.

Academic Outreach & Technology (AOI), the Provost’s Office, and WSU Teaching Academy are proud sponsors of faculty-led workshops. Next up on April 13: Team Based Learning – an Interactive Introduction.

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