PREP 2011 On Site Workshop
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Resources
Set-Up
- One WeBWorK course per group, with all participants in all courses
Schedule
Day 1 [June 23]:
9am - Welcome/introductions, pre-assessment survey, Outline workshop. [JasonA]
9:30am - Computer set-up: make sure participants are on-line as needed, WeBWorK work
courses are available, etc. [JasonA; DavideC, DickL, JeffH, JohnJ, MarilouM]
10am - What is a Model Course?—An Example and Thoughts [MarilouM]
11am - Break/coffee
11:15am - Finalize Course-Teams [JasonA]
11:30am - Course Teams meet to outline their model course:
- scope (textbook(s), syllabus)
- materials to be produced (problem sets, hardcopies, use notes...)
- organizational structure (naming conventions, directory structure...)
12:30pm - Lunch
1:30pm - Discussion: Finalizing Model Courses [MarilouM]
- Bring model course formalization to closure
2:30pm - Course-Teams meet to block out problem sets needed and team members' roles
3:00pm - Check in with teams as appropriate [JasonA; DickL, MarilouM]
3:00pm - Course-Team Work
3:30pm - [Optional] WeBWorK-Blackboard Building Block
5:30pm - Wrap-up: summary and discussion of each group's work [over some sort of
minimal break type food].
6:30pm - Break for dinner.
Evening - Course-Team work at participants' discretion.
Day 2 [June 24]:
9am - Problem Coding Q&A [DickL]
- example problems or problems drawn from work on the previous day
- reflection on Good Problems work/rubric and how it relates or is useful
10:00am - Break/coffee
10:15am - Course-Team Work
11:30am - NPL Discussion [JeffH, JohnJ]
- issues, tips and tricks that have come up in group work
- experiential information on successfully using the NPL
- shortcomings that need/could be addressed.
noon - Lunch
1:30pm - Course-Team Work
4:00pm - Problem writing and editing tips and tricks. 5 minute presentations on
specific tips and ideas found by the different problem groups which are of
broad usefulness. [JasonA: moderate]
5:00pm - Course-Team Work (Maybe: where the team is and what needs to be done)
5:30pm - Wrap-up: summary and discussion of each group's work [over some sort of
minimal break type food].
6:30pm - Break for dinner.
Evening - Course-Team group work at participants' discretion.
Day 3 [June 25]:
9am - Course-Team group work
10:30am - Break/coffee
10:45am - Group presentations: about 10 min per group, showing content and work. Should
bring out specific tips and ideas for a useful model course, allow suggestions
for what else may be needed or useful. [JasonA: moderate]
noon - Lunch
1:30pm - Course-Team Work
4:00pm - Library Browser 2 Demo [MikeG]
4:30pm - Course-Team Work, or
Problem Authoring Questions & Discussion [DickL], or
Discussion of "Good Problems" rubric/ideas in the context of group work [DickL]
5:30pm - Wrap-up: summary and discussion of each group's work [over some sort of minimal
break type food]. Emphasis on how the Model Courses are developing, and what
remains to be completed. [MarilouM]
6:30pm - Break for dinner.
Evening - Problem group work at participants' discretion.
Day 4 [June 26]:
9am - Course-Team group work
11am - NPL and Library Browser Discussion Wrap-up [JeffH, JohnJ]
11:30am - On-site Workshop Wrap-Up [JasonA]
- How much teams have completed, how much needs to be done
- What we need to facilitate completion
- Post-assessment survey
12:30pm - Lunch, informal wrap-up
