Last Week!

 

It's hard to say good-bye. May all your dreams come true...

Hi All,
I am truly looking forward to the roundtable this week and will miss this class and all of you very much. I wish you the best and keep in touch!
Take care,
Dr. E

Week 14

Hi All,
This week we will be talking about the text and revisiting our defnitions of science literacy. Be sure to upload your reflections to the dropbox for the readings and for the documentaries and catch up with the outreach reflection, if you have not done so, already (2 groups have not uploaded their lesson plans for the outreach, yet) . We will have a little time on Thursday to work on the Science Philosopher round table presentations for next week. Be sure to come to class and not let your group down. See below for round table format

How to Lead an Effective Roundtable Discussion

Description

Roundtable sessions are designed to allow extensive discussion and feedback for the presenter in a more informal context than panel presentations.

Roundtables are generally moderated and involve discussion among the presenters and participants around the topic of the roundtable.

Presenters are encouraged to bring handouts that highlight key points for discussion.

Roundtables at a Glance

Informal – discussion-like

Allows for equal participation by all

Outline prepared for participants

All are encouraged to play an active role

Effective (and not so effective) Roundtables

Qualities of effective roundtables:

Time managed carefully – plenty of time for discussion

Each speaker communicates clear message & solicits specific feedback

Moderator facilitates discussion that touches on all speakers’ work

Qualities of ineffective roundtables:

Not enough time for discussion

Speakers aren’t clear about what feedback they want from audience

Discussion focuses on 1 speaker, leaves others out

 

Group Preparation

Meet with fellow presenters in advance to discuss the common threads that run through each person’s perspective

Consult w/ fellow participants, about structure & flow of conversation

Think about how to arrange the room to support conversation

Provide facilitator (discussant) w/ all of your materials in advance

Preparing What to Say

Structure the talk around key points

Everyone in group should have a part

Emphasize what you found/key points

Develop a one-page handout

Involve audience

Suggested Sequence for Presentation

1. Introduction

2. Preview sentence (Tell them what you’re going to tell them)

3. Focus on main ideas and sub-ideas

4. Conclusion – pose questions, ask for specific feedback

Enjoy!

We are all interested in what you have to say…let us in on it and ask us questions!




Have a great week,
Dr. E

Week 13

IdeaFest Pictures

Hi All,
This week we will talk about our text and view a documentary. Don't forget to catch up with the outreach reflection due into D2L, if you haven't done it, already. Also, be sure you have posted your poster there, too. We will discuss the changes.
Have a great week.
Dr. E

Week 12 –Apr 6, 8
IdeaFest Presentations of Research Posters Apr 7, 8 Post to D2L
Assignment Read: Science Matters: Achieving Science Literacy (SMASL) Ch 9, 10 Write a reflection -- 2 paragraphs on the Blog about major concepts in these chapters.

Week 13 – Apr 13, 15 View Documentary and Write a Reflective Paper -- 2 pages and Work on Presentations of Science Philosophers to class on April 27
Assignment Read: Science Matters: Achieving Science Literacy (SMASL) Ch 11, 12 Write a reflection -- 2 paragraphs on the Blog about major concepts in these chapters.
Week 14 –Apr 20, 22
Demon-haunted World – Carl Sagan Write a reflective paper 1-2 pages
Lab Experiment and discussion of inquiry methods

Week 15 - Apr 27, 29
Presentations of Philosophers of Science Final Class Activities, and evaluations

Week 12

It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. ~Author unknown, commonly misattributed to Charles Darwin


Week 15 - Apr 27, 29

Final Class presentations, and evaluations

Pictures from the Jolley Outreach Project

Pictures from the Jolley Outreach Project : Right click copy and paste into your ppt.
Dr. E

Week 11

Some Easter Science for you: 

 http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE62T1LY20100330

Hi Everyone,

We had a great outreach day last Thursday at Jolley Elementary. Be sure to upload the ion about your experience in D2L.This week we will be working on our IdeaFest posters and the outlines and abstracts for our technical papers. We will work in class on these.

Have a great week and an enjoyable Easter Break.
Dr. E

Week 10

Hi All,

Welcome to a very busy week. I think that the debates are going well...please use the blog to reply to the positions taken on Genetic Engineering, Global Warming and Evolution, especially if your questions/comments were not addressed in class.

We will present our lessons to Jolley elementary students on Thursday. We will meet in the school office at 3:15. Jolley is on University Drive just one block south of Main Street . Be sure to submit your lesson plans to D2L. More to come next week as we prepare for IdeaFest and explore our topics in depth for the technical paper.

Have a great week!
Dr. E