Assessment is a hot topic in higher education these days, especially at universities — including WSU — that are preparing for an accreditation process. But, a leading assessment expert is in Pullman this week to say assessment is the wrong focus. “The only reason to do assessment is to improve the things you care about,” […]
PULLMAN – World-renowned author, consultant, and educator Thomas A. Angelo will visit the Washington State University campus April 11 and 12 to present a keynote address and several workshops on the latest news about teaching, learning and classroom assessment in higher education in America. Angelo’s speech, entitled, “Pressures, Promises, Pitfalls, and Pathways: Lessons from 20 […]
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 […]
PULLMAN, Wash.– Washington State University College of Education will hold a Nov. 30 open house for undergraduates interested in graduate programs in such fields as teaching, counseling, school administration and sports management. Students from any major or campus are invited to the event, which will be held from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on 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 […]
PULLMAN– Washington State University researchers in engineering and education have received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation that they hope will help professors learn successful techniques for teaching and move away from traditional lectures. “It is widely accepted that traditional lectures are not the best pedagogy for students – yet that is what […]
VANCOUVER – Beginning summer semester 2007 Washington State University Vancouver will offer a three semester program leading to certification as a teacher of deaf and hard of hearing children.This intensive program will consist of 40 credit hours covering such topics as:* The psychological and educational aspects of hearing loss* Understanding hearing loss and how to use […]
PULLMAN — A pilot project at Washington State University could change the way students listen to lectures, take notes and even study for exams. If the new technology takes off, students could be downloading lectures on demand, even listening to them again and again while working out or walking across campus.Everywhere you look on college […]
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 […]