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Seminars

Conversations on teaching and learning

CBS faculty, students and staff with an interest in the scholarship of teaching and learning are invited to attend our new weekly brownbag seminar and discussion series.

Once a month we will have a seminar presentation, and the other weeks will consist of more informal discussions. Some sessions will be used to explore recent literature in educational scholarship in biology and related disciplines, while others might be spent discussing innovative approaches a colleague has tried in a course, or is thinking of trying. Past Seminars

First annual active learning and technology showcase

WHEN: Friday, May 16, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

WHERE: Room 64 BioSciences Center, St. Paul

You’ll learn about three innovative approaches currently in use in CBS courses—and have a chance to try them out yourself!

11:00 – 12:00 Interactive demonstrations

• Clickers in the Classroom - What works, what doesn’t?
  (Sue Wick, Neil Olszewski, Melissa Palmer, and others)
• A Virtual Lab for Mastering Biochemical Concepts
  (Janet Schottel and Rogene Schnell)
• Rapid Generation of High Quality Multiple-choice Exams using an Online Examination Database
  (Rick Peifer, Bruce Fall, and Kyle Hammond)

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch, discussion, and hands-on “test drives” of the technology

• To reserve your Golden’s Deli box lunch, sign up here BEFORE MAY 14