Event: NASA Center for Astronomy Education Workshop
5/31/2008 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
6/1/2008 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Center for Astronomy Education (CAE) Presents: Improving the College Introductory Astronomy Survey Course for Non-Science Majors Through Active Learning: A Tier I (Introductory) Two-Day Workshop
Presented by Edward Prather and Gina Brissenden; University of Arizona
The overarching goal of this workshop is for participants to become familiar with learner-centered teaching and assessment materials, as well as how to implement them in their college astronomy courses. To accomplish this goal, participants in our workshop will learn how to create productive learning environments by reviewing research on the nature of teaching and learning; setting course goals and objectives; and using interactive lectures, peer instruction, engaging demonstrations, collaborative groups, tutorials, and ranking tasks. The workshops will culminate with participants learning how to put these teaching strategies together into effective learning sequences for the learner-centered classroom. You do not need to be a member of the AAS, nor be attending this AAS meeting, to register for the workshop. This workshop is designed for college instructors, post-docs, and graduate and undergraduate students currently teaching college astronomy (or who think they will be in the near future).
Organizer: Gina Brissenden, University of Arizona