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Frank Shipper,
fmshipper@salisbury.edu
Project: Enhancing
the Richness and Interactivity of Your Web Site
One
of the hallmarks of good teaching is the degree of interactivity. The Web
provides ways to both introduce new forms as well as increase the effectiveness
of traditional forms of interactivity. In
this session you will be given the opportunity to see and experience ways that
the Web can enhance interactivity with students.
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Ruth Carroll,
rmcarroll@salisbury.edu
Project: Developing a Web Enhanced
Course for Graduate Nurses – Family Nursing 1
Family Nursing, a 5 credit required graduate course
including a clinical component, was piloted during the spring 2002 semester as a
WebCT enhanced course. Study guides
and PowerPoint lectures were created for thirteen classes. This presentation will focus on results of the pilot course including the
development of the study guides, the use of the assignment feature of WebCT for
students’ submission of clinical journals, and the students’ evaluation of
the strengths and weaknesses of the Web based format. |
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Denise Rotondo,
dmrotondo@salisbury.edu
Project: A
Matrix Model of Competency-Based Development
This project explored the use of portfolio-based
assessment to document evidence of both content acquisition and personal skill
development. Students
were asked to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses in several key competency
areas (e.g., written and oral communication, leadership, listening, analytical
thinking, and time management). After setting a personal development objective, students made efforts
over the course of a semester to improve their skills. The intent was to motivate improvement in skills that transcend course
content through awareness and self-reflection. The model used in this course could easily be adapted to any course or to
a program level for the purpose of building and assessing skills in our students.
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Michael Lewis,
mllewis@salisbury.edu
Project: Enhancing Student Writing and Research Through
Computer Based Work-shopping and Publishing
In this project (implemented in my class “Local
Environmental History”) I attempted to improve students’ research and
writing skills through the use of WebCT and computer-publishing options. I used WebCT as the forum for small-group work-shopping, and
also as a site for sharing student concerns, research tips, and resources. I
used the possibility of desktop publishing (via the Web, or CD-ROM) as an
incentive for the students to produce work worthy of being read by a larger
community. Although there were some bugs, this class has produced the most
consistently outstanding undergraduate writing that I have encountered in any of
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Kimberly Hunter,
kxhunter@salisbury.edu
Project: Moving
From Faculty-Centered to Student-Centered Research: A Group Approach
The
goal of this project was to document a new way of conducting independent
research projects. In most
departments on campus, there are independent study/research courses. Such faculty members mentor 1-6 students working on projects that the
faculty member designs. I have increased the number of students to 20, and have
students work on common projects as a team. Each project involved most of the following: field collection of plant
samples, modern genetic analysis, intensive literature research, grant writing,
lab work, data analysis, and presentation of the research. There were biweekly meetings with each group and the faculty mentor. Progress of the projects depended upon the effort each group. This method was evaluated in four ways: 1) number of
presentations, 2) students continuing beyond the first semester, 3) monitoring
students going on to graduate or professional school, and 4) each student filled
out a survey about their research experience.
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