SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING: HOW TO BEGIN, WHERE TO END

CILA Faculty Lunch Conversation
Thursday, April 24
11:20-12:35 (Community Time), BC 142

Dan Hofrenning, Political Science and 2002-03 CILA Associate:
Dolores Peters, History (and 2001-02 CILA Associate)

As we develop new ways of teaching, is there a way to judge theeffectiveness of our efforts?

Dan Hofrenning has designed a research project focused on the political efficacy of the internet. In the context of the broader literature in political science, students will study the political uses of internet. Many have claimed that the internet has transformed politics; students will attempt to test those claims in a scholarly way. Dolores Peters has developed a series of exercises in which students use the internet as a medium to study primary sources. She has created a Virtual Archive that enables students to replicate authentic opportunities for doing research in a survey course.

Dan and Dolores will summarize their projects and the ways in which they have appraised the effectiveness of their teaching, and will ask others to share their ideas for "SoTL" projects that might assess the outcomes of a particular teaching venture.