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Final Exam Quick Write

In this activity, students will be able to reflect on their experiences throughout the semester, and respond to a short prompt before their final exam.

Interactive Group Math

Every aspect of Math 121 is highly interactive: Students spend most of class time working in groups on problems and they then present their work and discuss as a class. Each student is responsible for some part of the in-class problems.

module.pdf

Kepler Lightcurve Data

In this activity students work together in groups or as individuals on computers to understand how we can use photometric observations of stars to discover exoplanets.

Making a Persuasive Adaptive Argument

In this activity, Jerusha Achterberg has her students work in groups to develop persuasive arguments.

handout.pdf

Organizational History and Synopsis

In this activity, students will be able to map the history of a student/campus organization, in which they are involved. In doing so, students will relate the development of their specific organization to the wider trends surrounding civic engagement and education covered in the assigned readings throughout the semester.

syllabus.docx

Other Minds

"Other Minds" is a rolling twitter feed that students participate in during lecture.

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Paper Outline Workshop

Students learn to construct a persuasive argument by brainstorming multiple ways to structure their final research paper using post-its, large pieces of paper, or whatever other materials students like. They organize and re-arrange primary sources in a low-pressure environment to generate multiple logical flows for their papers.

workshop_final_paper_outlines_handout_schultz.pdf

Paper Structure Exercise

When students are in the revision stage of their paper, Jerusha Achterberg uses fruits to teach students how to structure their papers so that the organization coordinates with the thesis. The idea behind this activity is to break the 5 paragraph mold students bring from high school.

handout.pdf

Past-Tense Song

In Swedish Aa, Ursula Lindqvist and Suzanne Martin used the song "Den första gång jag såg dig" (The First Time I Saw You) by well-known Swedish troubador Birger Sjöberg to help students learn past-tense verbs and about Swedish culture.

... Read more about Past-Tense Song

handout.pdf

Political Theory Paper Exchange

Students are assigned a peer's paper to review. After being assigned a peer, students write 2 pages of comments using detailed guidelines that walk them through what to look for.

Primitive Navigation - Navigational Stars

This activity was made by John Huth for his Primitive Navigation class, so his students will have practical experience working with primitive navigation tools through this experiment. This activity will help students understand navigational stars.

instructions.docx

Protein Function Follows Form: Two-Lesson Activity

Created by Moriah Beck, Masih Shokrani, Karen Koster, William Soto, David McDonald, and David Swanson for the National Academies Northstar Institute for Undergraduate Teaching in Biology, this activity spans 2-3 classes and uses lecture, clicker questions, jigsaws, and group discussions to teach the relationship between protein structure and function.

presentation.pptx

framework.doc

handout.pptx

Red Light, Green Light: Cell Division and Angelina Jolie

Created by Paul Ogg, Melissa Krebs, Vida Melvin, Amanda Charlesworth, and Melanie Badtke, this lesson teaches how cells regulate cell division using some lecture interspersed with interactive activities including clicker questions, pair/share, and class discussion, applying concepts to Angelina Jolie's BRCA1 mutation.

presentation.pptx

Reflection for Fine Tuning

This reflective activity is designed to provide the instructor with feedback about students’ understanding of course concepts and about their experience with the course.

reflection.doc

Roses and Thorns Feedback

Students provided feedback on the highlights of lecture (Roses) and confusing concepts (Thorns) through a weekly online form, providing students with time for reflection and instructors with the ability to address areas of confusion.

form.pdf

feedback.docx

GA4 Tracking Code

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Teacher's eyes only

Final Exam Quick Write

In this activity, students will be able to reflect on their experiences throughout the semester, and respond to a short prompt before their final exam.

Interactive Group Math

Every aspect of Math 121 is highly interactive: Students spend most of class time working in groups on problems and they then present their work and discuss as a class. Each student is responsible for some part of the in-class problems.

Kepler Lightcurve Data

In this activity students work together in groups or as individuals on computers to understand how we can use photometric observations of stars to discover exoplanets.

Making a Persuasive Adaptive Argument

In this activity, Jerusha Achterberg has her students work in groups to develop persuasive arguments.

Organizational History and Synopsis

Other Minds

"Other Minds" is a rolling twitter feed that students participate in during lecture.

Paper Outline Workshop

Paper Structure Exercise

When students are in the revision stage of their paper, Jerusha Achterberg uses fruits to teach students how to structure their papers so that the organization coordinates with the thesis. The idea behind this activity is to break the 5 paragraph mold students bring from high school.

Past-Tense Song

In Swedish Aa, Ursula Lindqvist and Suzanne Martin used the song "Den första gång jag såg dig" (The First Time I Saw You) by well-known Swedish troubador Birger Sjöberg to help students learn past-tense verbs and about Swedish culture.

Political Theory Paper Exchange

Students are assigned a peer's paper to review. After being assigned a peer, students write 2 pages of comments using detailed guidelines that walk them through what to look for.

Primitive Navigation - Navigational Stars

This activity was made by John Huth for his Primitive Navigation class, so his students will have practical experience working with primitive navigation tools through this experiment. This activity will help students understand navigational stars.

Protein Function Follows Form: Two-Lesson Activity

Red Light, Green Light: Cell Division and Angelina Jolie

Reflection for Fine Tuning

This reflective activity is designed to provide the instructor with feedback about students’ understanding of course concepts and about their experience with the course.

Roses and Thorns Feedback

Students provided feedback on the highlights of lecture (Roses) and confusing concepts (Thorns) through a weekly online form, providing students with time for reflection and instructors with the ability to address areas of confusion.

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