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1: Welcome Session

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    16680
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    Learning Objectives

    Participants will be able to:

    • Describe the historical roots of the Summer Institute on Scientific Teaching (SI) and the Mobile Summer Institute on Scientific Teaching (MoSI)
    • Reflect on the limitations of passive instruction
    • List your teaching challenges and supports

     

    Posing the Problem:

    A Private Universe Video, Minds of Our Own: https://vimeo.com/113349804

     

    Father Guido Sarducci: 5 Minute University

     

    Linked References:

    In active learning classes, students fail less & perform better

    Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics

    A four-pronged approach to change by Charles Henderson

    Beyond Dissemination in College Science Teaching: An Introduction to Four Core Change Strategies

     

    Session Slides:


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