Teaching Seminar

Fall 2016

All talks are from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the Seminar Room, unless otherwise specified.

• Nov

  30
• Standards-Based Grading

  Group Discussion

  Time: 12:00 PM

• Nov

  16
• Active Learning Lunch

  Group Discussion

  Time: 12:00 PM

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  Discussion of active learning strategies.

• Nov

  09
• Discussion of SM230 (Probability with Naval Applications) and SM219 (Introductory Statistics)

  Time: 12:00 PM

• Nov

  02
• Discussion of SM261 (Matrix Theory) and SM285A/286A (Mathematics for Economics)

  Time: 12:00 PM

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  Discussion of the content and goals of SM261 (Matrix Theory) and the new and experimental course SM285A/SM286A (Mathematics for Economics).

• Oct

  26
• Active Learning Lunch

  Group Discussion

  Time: 12:00 PM

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  Discussion of active learning strategies.

• Oct

  12
• Favorite Productivity and Organizational Tools

  Group discussion

  Time: 12:00 PM

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  Share your favorite productivity and organizational tools. What systems or software do you use to keep track of appointments and meetings, manage your calendar and email, and plan projects?

• Oct

  05
• Grading Practices

  Group discussion

  Time: 12:00 PM

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  Group discussion on grading practices for multi-section, multi-instructor courses. What traditional and non-traditional grading practices are in use in our department? What are their pros and cons? How can we balance academic freedom and fairness to students, especially in large core courses?

• Sep

  28
• Introduction to the TI-36X Pro Calculator

  LCDR Noble Hetherington

  Time: 12:00 PM

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  Introduction to the use of the TI-36X Pro plebe calculator.

• Sep

  21
• Active Learning Lunch

  Group Discussion

  Time: 12:00 PM

  View Abstract

  Discussion of active learning strategies.

• Sep

  14
• Academic Advising

  David Phillips, Dave Ruth, Max Wakefield

  USNA

  Time: 12:00 PM

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  Our senior advisers will answer advising questions in preparation for preregistration.

• Sep

  07
• Getting off to a Good Start

  Group Discussion

  USNA

  Time: 12:00 PM

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  Our first meeting of the semester will be a short informal discussion of Brent and Felder's article, "Helping New Faculty Get Off to a Good Start." The article summarizes findings by Boice (from his book on new faculty) on productive habits in teaching and research.