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FLC for 2007-2008
In academic year 2007-2008, the faculty learning community will be comprised of:- Facilitator: Owen Astrachan, Professor of the Practice of Computer Science
- David Banks, Professor of the Practice of Statistics
- Jonathon Cummings. Associate Professor of Management, Fuqua School of Business
- Jeff Forbes, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Computer Science
- Miguel Lobo, Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences, Fuqua School of Business
- James Moody, Associate Professor of Sociology
- Susan Rodger, Associate Professor of the Practice of Computer Science
- Joshua Socolar, Associate Professor of Physics
Owen Astrachan Professor of the Practice of Computer Science and Director of Undergraduate Studies for Teaching and Learning, has agreed to serve as facilitator for the FLC. Prof. Astrachan has worked extensively with the Profs. Forbes and Rodger developing material on networks and has been charged with forging ties across disciplines to find ways in which computing can be viewed as relevant and engaging for students in the natural and social sciences.
Schedule
Agendas and other materials will be linked below.| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| Sep 24,2007 | Initial planning meeting |
| Nov 2007 | Review of the network science literature and tools |
| Dec 2007 | Review of the network science literature and tools |
| Jan 2008 | Develop modules for use in courses |
| Feb 2008 | Develop modules for use in courses |
| Mar 2008 | Employ and review initial assessment techniques for the modules |
| Apr 2008 | Employ and review initial assessment techniques for the modules |
| May 2008 | Final summary meeting |
Future FLCs
In 2008-2009, we will add six faculty from neighboring institutions, targeting University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Central University (NCCU), and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A\&T SU). We will use our contacts in the computer science programs to ensure that the materials developed will be viable computer science material at different types of universities (large public, historically black liberal arts college, and historically black technical university). There will be four focused meetings at Duke in the second year of the project. The goal of the project In addition to the community meetings, faculty will collaborate at their home institutions.Along with the goal of developing the modules of class materials and pedagogical tools, the faculty learning community also serves a number of other goals including: nourishing faculty interest in the scholarship of teaching and learning and undergraduate teaching and learning, in general; increasing faculty collaboration across disciplines; and a building a community across departments, schools, and universities through teaching and learning. [Cox & Richlin, 2004] To these ends, the fellowship gained by having these meetings will be a significant byproduct of these communities.
The agenda for the meetings is below: 1. [late Sept/early Oct 2007] Initial planning meeting 2. [Nov] Review of the network science literature and tools 3. [Dec] Review of the network science literature and tools 4. [Jan 2008] Develop modules for use in courses 5. [Feb] Develop modules for use in courses 6. [March] Employ and review initial assessment techniques for the modules 7. [April] Employ and review initial assessment techniques for the modules 8. [May] Final summary meeting