Next Meeting - August, 2008

CASTLE Meeting and Events
April 28, 2008

Agenda

Designing an honors elective

Members In Attendance

Elizabeth Connor, Kathleen Turner, Carl Betterton, Terry Mays, Paul Nolan, Kathy Zanin, Erick Snellman, Julie Lipovsky, Mei Chen, Joseph Nave (GA)

Announcements

• A "wiki" is an effective way of promoting class discussions.
• Is there a need for more case studies in courses?
• Often, students feel that there is no need to think outside of the box.
• Why is it important to learn and teach diversity?
  • Students have to be ready to face different situations, under different circumstance, with different nationalities.
• In the "think outside the box" expirement, students were more concerned with opening the box and finding out whats inside, rather than developing a method to assess it's contents without opening the box.
• It is important for instructors to get a student profile. Find out the likes, dislikes and goals of your class.
• Have a mid-course evaluation.
  • Find out if you are engaging the students.
  • Are the students learning.
  • What was their favorite topic to date?