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SyRIS workshop
All faculty, both residential and adjunct, are invited to attend.
For residential faculty, this event has been submitted for pre-approval towards Faculty Professional Growth (FPG) non-academic advancement.
Helping the Learner to learn:
What does it mean, and how can I do it?
Dr. Harold Modell
University of Washington
Friday, November 16, 2001
District Offices Governing Board Room
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Continental breakfast and lunch included.
register now on-line!
Dr. Harold Modell, Ph.D. is a science educatior whose research is focussed on how students learn and how faculty can facilitate learning science. Dr. Modell has conducted workshops previously for both the Maricopa Community Colleges science faculty and for pre-college teachers in the Phoenix area. He has lead numerous workshops in active learning across the country and is involved in pioneering research on active learning, He is the author of books and articles on active learning, and practices active learning in the classroom.
overview of agenda
- 9:00-10:00 a.m.
First steps
- 10:00-11:00 a.m.
What does it mean to "learn" something?
What does "helping the learner to learn" mean?
How do we view the classroom; a model for the educational process
- 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Building a classroom environment to help the learner learn.
- 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Lunch
- 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Applying what was learned in the morning session
- 2:00-2:45 p.m.
Challenges associated with building a learning environment in which you can help the learner to learn
- 2:45-3:00 p.m.
Wrap-up and feedback
Evaluation
register now with Shelly Laug, mcli, (480) 731-8300 or via our online registration form.
For more information, please contact:
Jeffrey Pomerville, mcil, (480) 731-8298
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