GWS Syposium: Morning Speakers
Gender Women Studies Symposium on War and Gender
Dr Craig Saper: WRD UP 2.0: Teaching \R\E\A\D/I/N/G/ as Genre & Practice
Craig Saper Associate Professor of Language, Literacy, and Culture, University of Maryland Baltimore County "A 'Top 20 Plan' For Writing, Part 5: Learn To Read Online Visually "
Confucius Institute Speaker Discusses Chinese Education
The UK Confucius Institute welcomes University of Vermont emeritus professor of education Juefei Wang to campus next week to discuss the current state of Chinese education in the U.S. and around the world.
Analyze This: UK Stats Lab Open for Business
With the help of the Office of the Vice President for Research, several UK college deans and infrastructure grants such as the university's recent Clinical and Translational Science Award, UK statisticians in the departments of Statistics and Biostatistics opened UK's first Applied Statistics Lab, which they hope will be the new face of statistical analysis on campus.
KGS Celebrates Major Mapping Milestone for Kentucky
The Kentucky Geological Survey at the University of Kentucky celebrated a major achievement today in the mapping of Kentucky's geology.
Students Tackle Physics With iPads
The iPad is an amazing piece of technology that can take us anywhere we want to go. But, aside from being a portal to the internet, game console, and personal music machine (iTunes – you’ve probably lost count of the songs you’ve downloaded), it also has applications that can be functional in the classroom.
Wordcast #3: Twitter
In Wordcast #3, WRD 110 students Tyler Davenport and Elizabeth Kunnecke discuss the role Twitter plays in their reading and writing habits. Tyler and Elizabeth took their WRD 110 in the A&S Wired program, where all students use iPads in their courses. Yet, as they talk about in this brief interview, social media like Twitter can be useful for thinking about writing in lots of different ways.
Metaphor for Learning
In my Theories of Learning course (EDP610), we had to come up with our metaphor for learning in 250 words or less. I thought I would share mine and see what you all thought. Do you agree? What would you change in my metaphor? What metaphor comes to mind for you?
Learning is like building a house. The student is the builder, while the teacher is the foreman. The builders are in charge of constructing their house, while the foreman can facilitate and oversee, helping along the way. The foreman may provide the bulk of the material, but the builders may find some along the way that they decide to add in to their own house. The house starts with a foundation, which is pretty simple, solid, and straightforward, much like the basic skills we have in school (reading, basic math, basic science, etc.). Then many complex things can be built on top, in any way that the builders may choose. The builders might find that some ways of structuring material are more conducive to retention, while others might fall away. The foreman might show the builders some tools for how to create the house, but the builders might also imitate others or use their own ideas for construction.
Keeneland Students Study for the Cure
Achmad Hidayatullah, Connor Appelman and Devon Wilson, three students from A&S Wired, are organizing an event to take place during Dead Week. All Keeneland Hall residents are encouraged to study between 3pm and midnight on December 4th and 8th, 2011, for "Study for the Cure," a study-a-thon fundraiser that will benefit the Kentucky Children's Hospital.
This podcast was produced by Cheyenne Hohman.
GWS Symposium: Discussion Group
Gender Women Studies Symposium on War and Gender Discussion Group