The third-grade teacher grabbed Lynda Paznokas, pulled her face-to-face and said: “Don’t you ever stop doing this!” The Department of Teaching and Learning’s annual science field day prompts the same kind of enthusiasm from the Washington State University students who participate as part of their science education methods class. The students plan, lead and analyze the […]
Policy-makers and practitioners in the arena of international affairs and business will visit the Washington State University Pullman campus and meet with students as part of the new “Global Learning Community.” The project is set to debut in Coman Hall in the fall semester 2007. “The Global Learning Community is a cutting edge innovation for […]
A Facilitator’s Institute workshop is set for Jan. 25-27, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to help faculty develop professional facilitation skills to guide and encourage student learning. The workshop will be at the William’s Conference Center at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. The workshop is part of a series for faculty and staff […]
In a darkened lecture hall on Halloween, students in Phil Mixter’s general microbiology class learned three phrases guaranteed to send chills down their spines: Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, Unit 731 and Sverdlovsk. Deadly serious subjects — essentially biological warfare involving government collusion or coercion that resulted in hundreds and hundreds of excruciating deaths — but the […]
Photo: Jean Lave, a leading proponent of social learning theory called communities of practice, during her visit to WSU. (Photo by Robert Hubner, WSU Photo Services). The first order of business in Kimberly Vincent’s math courses isn’t reviewing algebraic concepts or formulas; it’s helping students get to know each other and feel comfortable sharing their […]
The importance of community and social life in the learning process is the topic of a lecture to be given by Jean Lave, a social anthropologist interested in social theory, at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, in Todd 276. Refreshments will follow. The event is sponsored by the Engineering Education Research Center and the President’s […]
Maryellen Weimer, professor of Speech Communications at Berks Lehigh Valley College of Pennsylvania State and editor of the “Teaching Professor” newsletter, will visit the Pullman campus on April 11 to lecture on “Teaching that Promotes Learning” at 4:15 p.m. in CUE 202. Weimer’s presentation, sponsored by the WSU Libraries and The Center for Teaching Learning and […]
The WSU Office of Undergraduate Education announced the 13 faculty teams awarded with the 2006 Teaching and Learning Improvement Initiative Grants in amounts up to $15,000 each.“The outstanding quality of this year’s proposals indicates that WSU professors are exceptionally committed to enhancing and improving undergraduate student learning,” said Mary Wack, Office of Undergraduate Education interim […]
Nine grants recently were awarded to faculty for projects to improve teaching and learning assessment at Washington State University. This is the third year the grants have funded undergraduate teaching and learning projects; however, the content of this year’s projects and the collaborators involved highlight a sharper focus on assessment and on improvements at the […]
Better ways to prepare professional engineers to meet industry needs and measure their learning outcomes are the goals of ongoing research at Washington State University’s 100-year-old engineering college.With $500,000 in support from the National Science Foundation through 2007, the project aims to improve student preparation for professional practice. Researchers include Denny Davis, principal investigator and […]