Delta Community Knowledgebase - Recently Added or Updated Documents http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/recent_rss.php Recently Added or Updated Documents en-us Adjunct Faculty in Biology at Edgewood College http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=7876 Edgewood is seeking a broadly-trained biologist with an interest in teaching a 100 level General Biology course and experience in teaching and/or research in cell biology. Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=7876 Department of Botany and Microbiology at the University of Oklahoma teaching postdoctoral position http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=7877 The Department of Botany and Microbiology at the University of Oklahoma announces a teaching postdoctoral position Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=7877 VISITING SPECIALIST IN EDUCATION http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=7878 VISITING SPECIALIST IN EDUCATION Instructional Development University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=7878 In-depth Exploration of Assessment by Conrad & Kwako http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=6070 This article provides an in-depth exploration of the major types of assessments includes examples, purposes, content/skill/attitudes addressed, strengths, and weaknesses. Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=6070 "What IS a Learning Community? Toward a Comprehensive Model" http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=6074 An article written by Aaron Brower and Karen Dettigner discussion what a learning community should and should not look like. Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=6074 Consensus Team Learning Diagrams http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=6081 Participants engage in visually representing the process of learning. The activity starts with individual diagrams participant bring to the group to find common themes that are built on over several weeks to create a consensus group diagram of the learning process. Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=6081 Course Content Meet & Greet http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=6080 Identify a general concept from the course that everyone can relate to (for example in a chemistry class have students select an elements from periodic table, Botany courses can use favorite flowers, etc.) then group up according to the properties of the topic chosen and tell each other why they picked that thing. Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=6080 Defining Diversity http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=6078 Participants think about, reflect, and discuss the following questions at the start and end of a Delta course/ program. 1. How do you define diversity, for whom and why is it important?, 2. What is your understanding of LtD and how does that relate to your teaching practice (be specific)?, 3. How have you or did you develop your understanding of diversity? Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=6078 Disciplinary Values http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=6076 In a classroom with multiple academic disciplines represented, break up according to discipline. Participants discuss the core values of their discipline and report to the rest of the group. Participants see explicit differences between their own training and that of their colleagues. Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=6076 First Impressions and Stereotypes http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=6077 Students physically arrange themselves in groups, without talking, based on different characteristics the facilitator asks them to identify. The Purpose is to aid people’s understanding of how first impressions can be informed by biases and stereotypes. Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://kb.wisc.edu/delta/page.php?id=6077