Cryptography: Nby Bcmnils uhx Gunb iz Wixym uhx Wcjbylm

November 8, 2010 — CFT assistant director Derek Bruff is teaching a new first-year writing seminar this fall.  The course is titled “Cryptography: The History and Mathematics of Codes and Code-Breaking.”  Topics include: military cryptography, like the efforts of British cryptographers at Bletchley Park...... KEEP READING »

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The Ethics of Personalized Medicine as a First-Year Common Experience

July 23, 2010 — Recently, the University of California at Berkeley announced a change to their usual practice of having incoming first-year undergraduates read a common book.  This fall, they were asking new students “to return a cotton swab covered in cells collected from...... KEEP READING »

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Episode 22 – Teaching First-Year Students (Part 2)

May 19, 2010 — In this episode, we feature a panel discussion with Susan Kevra, Senior Lecturer, French; Adam List, Senior Lecturer, Chemistry; and Doug Christiansen, Vice Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admissions. “Will this be on the test?” is, perhaps, a common...... KEEP READING »

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Highlights from “Teaching First-Year Students” Conversation – Unanswered Questions

April 27, 2010 — On April 1, the CFT held a conversation on teaching titled “Teaching First-Year Students: Cognitive Challenges of the First Year.”   About twenty-five faculty, staff, and graduate students participated in the discussion.  Panelists at the session were Doug Christiansen (Dean...... KEEP READING »

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Highlights from “Teaching First-Year Students” Conversation – Communicating Expectations to Students

April 23, 2010 — On April 1, the CFT held a conversation on teaching titled “Teaching First-Year Students: Cognitive Challenges of the First Year.”   About twenty-five faculty, staff, and graduate students participated in the discussion.  Panelists at the session were Doug Christiansen (Dean...... KEEP READING »

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Highlights from “Teaching First-Year Students” Conversation – What Is Deep Learning?

April 21, 2010 — On April 1, the CFT held a conversation on teaching titled “Teaching First-Year Students: Cognitive Challenges of the First Year.”   About twenty-five faculty, staff, and graduate students participated in the discussion.  Panelists at the session were Doug Christiansen (Dean...... KEEP READING »

Tags: Critical Thinking, First-Year Students
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Episode 20 – Teaching First-Year Students

March 19, 2010 — In this episode, we feature a panel discussion with Mark Dalhouse, Faculty Head of East House and Director for the Office of Active Citizenship and Service, Joseph Wehby, Associate Professor of Special Education, and Roark Luskin, Class of 2012. During...... KEEP READING »

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Notes from Last Week’s “Teaching First-Year Students” Conversation on Teaching

February 3, 2010 — On January 26, 2010, the CFT held a conversation on teaching titled “Teaching First-Year Students: The Myth of First-Year Enlightenment.” About twenty faculty, staff, and students participated in the discussion. This was the description of the workshop: The popular vision...... KEEP READING »

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Book Review: “The First Year Out” by Tim Clydesdale

January 26, 2010 — In researching his book The First Year Out: Understanding American Teens After High School (University of Chicago Press, 2007), Tim Clydesdale, a sociologist at the College of New Jersey, conducted in-depth interviews with 75 teenagers, many of whom he interviewed...... KEEP READING »

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Episode 7 – Teaching in a Digital Age

June 30, 2008 — In this episode, we’re changing up our format a little. Instead of featuring an interview with a single faculty member, this episode features audio recorded during a February 2008 lunch discussion co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and the former...... KEEP READING »

Tags: Educational Technology, First-Year Students, Humanities, Learning Spaces, Social Media, Teaching Writing
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