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Last week Lauren did a brief discussion of the various learning styles. We brainstormed on ones we had heard of and came up with visual, auditory, kinesthetic, verbal, etc. We had all done the Index of Learning Styles questionnaire from NCSU available at http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html I drew up the continuums on the board and had everyone... Continue reading “Learning Styles Discussion” ›
It occured to me that with the passing of spring break we’ve crossed the halfway point with our Teaching Teaching class! For those who are interested in what we’ve been doing, you can read up on it with our blog. If you’re interested in coming, feel free to drop in any Friday at 9:00 in... Continue reading “Teaching Teaching (or maybe it should have been Teaching Strategies… )” ›
Today we talked about several types of learning theories, really quickly. We’ll go into several of them in greater depth in the next few classes. Because I used a very “meta” approach, I’m rolling the two posts into one here. We started with a Q&A exercise that Kevin, Craig, and I have used in Lib100.... Continue reading “Day 8: Learning Theory, the Meta” ›
So we’ve done a lot lately! On day 6, Roz talked about teaching styles. Day 7 was a swap and share. Last week was spring break, which brings us to Day 8! I’m about to post all the standard class posts, but wanted to give space for sharing the case study ideas you might have... Continue reading “Day 8: Case Study Ideas” ›
Update: The following discussion is available online. Join Tim Westergren on Tuesday, April 7th at 3pm in Library 204 for a lively discussion about Pandora, online music, and the evolution of digital technology in general, followed by an informal Q&A with the audience. Continue reading “Tim Westergren, CSO and Founder of Pandora to Speak at ZSR” ›
Creativity: Worlds in the Making will be held at Wake Forest from March 18-20, 2009. This national “Festival of the Imagination” will feature speakers such as: David Bornstein, Meredith Monk, David Edwards, Abigail Child, Josh Frieman and Emil Kang. This exhibit promotes the event and the artists involved. Organized by the Office of Entrepreneurship &... Continue reading “Creativity Symposium exhibit” ›
Students in Lauren Pressley and Kevin Gilbertson’s LIB100 class created exhibits as their final project. I worked briefly with the students to give them a few pointers and technical assistance. Hopefully, the exhibit cases on Reynolds 4 will be used by students for this purpose in the future. Continue reading “LIB100 Student exhibits” ›
RL&H has initiated a program for students to choose their room and meal plan electronically. The previous method was very analog and involved waiting in line. This exhibit is to promote the “You Choose” proram to students for spring selection. Continue reading “Resident Life & Housing “You Choose” exhibit” ›
Yesterday the Teaching and Learning Center hosted it’s annual Teaching and Learning Fair. The library had a booth, and as the library liaison, I chatted with attendees about some of the interesting and innovative ways that library staff teach their classes. Here are the slides that I used on the poster: Many visitors were really... Continue reading “Teaching and Learning Fair” ›
The topic for this Friday is Teaching Styles. Roz will be leading the session and will go over the results for a teaching perspectives inventory. Please bring the results to class. Continue reading “Announcement” ›