University of Massachusetts > AASAIR > 2013 Curriculum Redesign

INTRODUCTION and KEYNOTE (VIDEO)

Jack Wilson,President Emeritus; Interim Dean, College of Engineering; Distinguished Professor of Higher Education, Emerging Technologies and Innovation - Standing Board Member of National Center for Academic Transformation

Carolyn Jarmon,Vice President, National Center for Academic Transformation (click here for presentation) 

11:00 a.m.          TEAM BASED LEARNING (TBL) (click here for presentation) (VIDEO)

James Staros, Senior Vice Chancellor and Provost - UMass Amherst

11:30 a.m.          LEARNER-CENTERED, INTEGRATED CURRICULUM (LinC) (click here for presentation) (VIDEO)

Terrence Flotte, Celia and Isaac Haidak Professor of Medical Education; Dean of School of Medicine; Provost and Executive Deputy Chancellor - UMass Medical School

12:00 noon          Lunch Break

12:30 p.m.          INTEGRATED CONCENTRATIONS IN SCIENCE (iCons) (click here for presentation) (VIDEO)

Scott Auerbach, Professor of Chemistry - UMass Amherst

1:00  p.m.           IMPLEMENTATION OF BLENDED-LEARNING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING (IBIS) (click here for presentation) (VIDEO)

Jeannette E. Riley, Professor of English/Women's & Gender Studies; Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences ? UMass Dartmouth 

1:30  p.m.           TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY: IMPROVING EFFICIENCY VIA ENGAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT  (VIDEO)

Charlotte Mandell, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Professor of Psychology, UMass Lowell

Fred Martin, Director of Student Success; Associate Professor of Computer Science - UMass Lowell (click here for presentation)

Javier E. Horta, Lecturer in Physiological and Org Chemistry, Coordinator, Scholars Honors Program - UMass Lowell (click here for presentation)

2:00  p.m.            EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTING CURRICULAR REDESIGN (click here for presentation) (VIDEO)

Eleanor Kutz, Professor Emerita, UMass Boston

2:30  p.m.            THE OPEN EDUCATION INITIATIVE @ UMASS AMHERST: TAKING A BITE OUT OF HIGH-COST TEXTBOOKS. (click here for presentation) (VIDEO)

Marilyn Billings, Scholarly Communication and Special Initiatives Librarian, W.E.B. Du Bois Library - UMass Amherst

Sarah Hutton, Head, Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Services, W.E.B. Du Bois Library - UMass Amherst

2:50 p.m.             Summary and Wrap-Up

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