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This area of the NFC website is password protected, accessible
only by participants in the 2004 Institute and NFC staff.
Preconference Work
The activities on this page are designed to begin the process of reflection
and thinking about learning-centered education and how it might be applied
within the context of your institution. The activities are also designed
to encourage a sense of community among participants and facilitators of
the Institute.
We are presenting 2-4 activities per week for the 4 weeks leading up
to the Institute in Tucson. We encourage you to review these activities
and allow time to complete them each week. We have indicated those activities
which you will complete individually, and those that require you to discuss
as a team. We have also included estimated times it will take you to complete
each activity.
We hope you will embrace these opportunities to build community among
your team members, engage with participants from other institutions, reflect
about teaching and learning, and build momentum for participation in the
Institute. We look forward to meeting you!
February 2-8, 2004
- Online bio form & photo
(Use the online form to submit a fun biosketch and photo and to inform
us about any special needs for the institute. This is an individual
assignment. Approximate time to complete: 20 minutes.)
- Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis (Read
the hypothesis and answer a thought question. This is an individual
assignment. Approximate time to complete: 15 minutes.)
February 9-15, 2004
- 7 Deadly Comments (Read
a two-page article nd write your own comeback to the "deadly comments".
This is an individual assignment. Approximate time to complete:
30-45 minutes.)
- Institution Needs Assessment
(Meet with your team and use the
online form to conduct and submit an assessment of the environment for
learning and teaching innovation at your
institution. This is a two-week team assignment. Approximate
time to complete: 60-120 minutes.)
- Word Association Activity
(Complete a quick word association exercise.
This is an individual assignment. Approximate time to complete:
5 minutes.)
February 16-22, 2004
- Water
Cooler Dialogue (Visit the water cooler
dialogue and share your most interesting experience associated with
teaching/learning. This is an individual assignment. Approximate
time to complete: 10 minutes.)
- Institution Needs Assessment, con't
(Finish up work on your team's institutional
needs assessment. This is a two-week team assignment.
Approximate time to complete: 60-120 minutes)
- Mairs
Dialogue (Read 3 chapters from Waist-High
in the World by N. Mairs and participate in an online moderated
dialogue about your reading. This is an individual assignment.
Approximate time to complete: 60-120
minutes.)
- W.H.O. Classifications Activity
(Meet with your team and reflect on the
evolution of terms in the World Health Organization and make a team
prediction for the future. This is a team assignment. Approximate
time to complete: 30 minutes.)
February 23-28, 2004
- Get to know your peers (Read
the bios posted by your fellow Institute participants and make a list
of 5 people you definitely want to meet at the conference. This is an
individual assignment. Approximate time to complete: 15-60
minutes.)
- Mairs
Dialogue, con't (Finish your reading
in the Mairs book and and participate in
the online moderated dialogue about your reading. This is an individual
assignment. Approximate time to complete: 60-120
minutes.)
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