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2011 CCLI/TUES Principal 2011 CCLI/TUES Principal Investigators (PIs) Conference Investigators (PIs) Conference Don Lewis Millard, Ph.D. Program Director, Division of Undergraduate Education

2011 CCLI/TUES Principal Investigators (PIs) Conference 2011 CCLI/TUES Principal Investigators (PIs) Conference Don Lewis Millard, Ph.D. Program Director,

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2011 CCLI/TUES Principal Investigators (PIs) Conference2011 CCLI/TUES Principal Investigators (PIs) Conference

Don Lewis Millard, Ph.D.Program Director, Division of Undergraduate EducationDon Lewis Millard, Ph.D.Program Director, Division of Undergraduate Education

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How many of you are new to this conference?

Please stand up…Please stand up…

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Program DirectorsProgram Directors

Russ PimmelRuss Pimmel

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Need to motivate & engage students Active classrooms trump passive classrooms Students will remember more if provided less at any given time

(average capacity of working memory is 7 chunks)

Experts organize their knowledge & have an ability to monitor/adjust their thinking/learning

Reflection fosters re-organization of thinking for deep learning Faculty development takes time (vs. a single workshop)

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Guided inquiryConcept inventoriesPeer-led team learning

Problem-based learningActive recall of informationEffective use of technology

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Student/faculty motivation can lead to big changes Connect with prior thinking, relevance

(sense & meaning)

Formative, on-going, in-class assessment

Not simply:• an onerous taskan onerous task• about accountabilityabout accountability

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Title changed to emphasize the special interest in projects that have the potential to transform potential to transform undergraduate STEM education 

Emphasizes:• Materials, processes, or models that enhance student Materials, processes, or models that enhance student

learninglearning• Adaptation at other sitesAdaptation at other sites• Widespread adoption of best classroom practicesWidespread adoption of best classroom practices• Exploration of cyberlearningExploration of cyberlearning