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WORK DUE at the beginning of class
unless otherwise noted! Other Discussion Questions and Reflections TBA |
| 14 Dec - Wed |
Research Project 3:
Unsolved Question.
Presentations from 9-11:30.
Bring a printout of your project and annotated bibliography.
Also submit
your work on ASULearn at the link
Research Project 3: Unsolved Questions (for University Assessment)
Reflection: University Sponsored
Activities
I will provide some snacks.
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| 8 Dec - Thur |
Reflection on either Cloning or SYNC
Meet in 209b. We will begin class with 2 evaluations [you should have
received a message in your email about 1 of them]
and some computer activities
and then will move back to the classroom for some other activities.
Bring your i-clicker to class
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| 6 Dec - Tues |
Discussion Questions on SYNC reading on ASULearn
1) What are the IDS (Interdisciplinary or Academic Fields)
perspectives that relate?
2) Research the credentials of the author and summarize what you found.
3) What cause/effect relationships were stated or implied? (Try to find
as many as you can)
Bring your i-clicker to class
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| 1 Dec - Thur |
Discussion Questions on
Taking Sides reading on Is it Ethically Permissible to
Clone Human Cells? p. 353-375
[This topic was chosen by the class survey.]
1) What are the IDS (Interdisciplinary or Academic Fields) perspectives that relate?
2) Research the credentials of the authors and summarize what you found.
3) What cause/effect relationships were stated or implied by each author?
(Try to find as many as you can)
4) Create a Decision Matrix:
Best Case Scenario
Worst Case Scenario
Pro:
Con:
Bring your i-cliker to class
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| 29 Nov - Tues |
Meet in room 024 in the basement of the library for class.
Discussion Questions:
1) What unsolved question would you like to work on for the final project
(maximum of 2 people per project)
2) Research the web and create one referenced bullet point for
each "side"
(like in the sample project I created - but
just create one for each side for now)
and this can include historical evidence and philosophical or
ethical
perspectives as well as unproven theories, as long as they are referenced.
Project 2 revisions due by 5pm. [see the suggestions on ASULearn
Messages - you can also go to Participants, click on my name, then click on
Send message, then on Message History to see the info I sent you previously
and currently]
Begin working on the reading for Thursday.
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| 22 Nov - Tues |
Discussion Questions:
1) Conduct additional research of one of the activities from Thursday
[they are listed on the class highlights page] and
report on what you tried or found
[you can work on your own and summarize what you tried, or search for
information on the web].
2) Research and report on a controversy related to the theory of phlogiston
(we will do a related experiment in class)
Continue working on Project 2 revisions [see the suggestions on ASULearn Messages - you can also go to Participants, click on my name, then click on
Send message, then on Message History to see the info I sent you previously
and currently]
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| 17 Nov - Thur |
Work on Project 2 revisions based on your experiences presenting the
material (I hope to have your comments to you on ASULearn on Wednesday)
Work on selecting an unsolved question for the final project (maximum of
2 people in a group or you may work alone).
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| 15 Nov - Tues |
Skim the entire research article
Mystery Solved: The Identification of the Two Missing Romanov Children
Using DNA Analysis. (Themes: What a Research Paper Can Look Like,
Certainty and Experimentation on Humans)
There may be
forensic chemistry, biology and/or probability content that is beyond
the scope of our backgrounds. So "skim" means that we should
process what is possible with our current background knowledge
and let the rest "roll-off" - which is a much faster read than careful reading.
Discussion Questions:
1) Research the credentials and career path
of the lead author Michael D. Coble and summarize what you found.
2) Name two controversies related to
DNA from the last 20 years (they may be unrelated to this article).
3) What are the controversies surrounding
Rosalind Franklin in the history of DNA?
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| 10 Nov - Thur |
Discussion Question
Read about
Placebos (Themes: Certainty and Experiments on Humans).
Briefly summarize all the experiments that are mentioned in the article
(for example: one set of experiments were open trials in which drugs and
placebos were given by pill or injection versus hidden trials in which they
were randomly administered by a hidden computer through an IV line)
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| 8 Nov - Tues |
Begin thinking of at least 1
unsolved question that you would like to explore
in Research Project 3
Begin working on homework for Thursday
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| 3 Nov - Thur |
Reflection for Privacy and IT
[a typed exposition that is 1/2-1 page long, single-spaced.]
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| 1 Nov - Tues |
Read through Research Project 3 (the
final project) as well the
sample project I created: Should we increase the
number of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
graduates?
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| 27 Oct - Thur |
Review your responses to The Proof
and be prepared to discuss.
Discussion Questions (To turn in, but also keep a copy so that
you are prepared to discuss) on Taking Sides readings on
Is Information Technology a Threat to Privacy? [as chosen by the class
survey]:
1) What are the various academic fields or subjects that relate to the
articles?
2) What cause/effect relationships (or if... then... statements)
were stated or implied by each author? (Try to find as many as you can)
3) Research the credentials of each author.
4) For each side, list the most compelling argument(s).
Bring Taking Sides and your i-clicker to class.
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| 25 Oct - Tues |
Review your responses to The Proof
and be prepared to discuss.
Begin working on homework for Thursday
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| 20 Oct - Thur |
Research Project 2
On the Shoulders of Giants -
Two-Page Timeline, Presentation and
Annotated References
Lisa Abbott's Library Guide for our class
If you signed up for
Kansas performing
with The Appalachian Symphony Orchestra it is tonight.
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| 18 Oct - Tues |
Revise lens 2 [what impacts running ability] research notes and the 1/2
page summary using my suggestions and class discussion from Tues 10/4, as well
as additional research in the latter part of the book and our class discussion
on formal writing.
This revision will count as 50% of the project grade.
Continue working on Research Project 2 - I will respond to your
ASULearn message from class in the library on Oct 11
[see the class highlights page]
with some suggestions related to mathematics (and possibly science).
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| 11 Oct - Tues |
Meet in room 024 in the basement of the library for class.
Look for my ASULearn message responding to yours [I replied Saturday
morning]
which commented on your project 2 topic choice. Come to the library
having chosen a topic for the timeline
assignment and having begun research for your second project.
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| 6 Oct - Thur |
I will be getting back to Boone Thursday from workshops at the
Museum of Mathematics in NYC. So use class time to
- Look through the Defining Moments book for topics
you are interested in. Write down at least 2 topics
that interest you.
- Look through the
Science Times
and find an article that interests you. Briefly
summarize the article.
- Choose two topics you would be interested in exploring
for
Research Project 2
[these do not have to be in Defining Moments].
- Message your responses for 1.-3. to me on ASULearn
[go to Participants,
find my name, and send me a message]. Your responses will count as a
grade in the Discussion Questions category
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| 4 Oct - Tues |
Reflection on Down with Fractions OR Crows from videos
Read through Research Project 2
and write down any questions.
Bring Born to Run to class
If you signed up for
KANSAS performing with The Appalachian Symphony Orchestra on
Thu, October 20: 8:00pm
[or plan to sign up], bring $5.
Message me on ASULearn if you want to be added (or removed)
to(from) the Kansas list or to
Doc Watson & The Kruger Brothers, Saturday, 10/8/11, 8:00PM EDT
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| 29 Sep - Thur |
Reflection: Faculty Interview
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| 27 Sep - Tues |
Work on the reflections due 29 Sep [Faculty Interview]
as well as 14 Dec [University Sponsored Activities]
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| 22 Sep - Thur |
Research Project 1: Summer Reading
Data Collection is due
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| 20 Sep - Tues |
Discussion: Convocation notes are due [see last Thursday 15
Sep].
Continue working on research project 1.
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| 15 Sep - Thur |
Meet for
convocation
in Walker 308 between 8:45am and 9am. We will share some
donuts/breakfast bars together, walk over and sit together. All first-year
seminar students
are required to attend - classes are cancelled until 12:30 for this purpose.
Assignment during convocation:
Take notes on the aspects of convocation that relate to
science or mathematics or that are controversial.
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| 13 Sep - Tues |
Set up an appointment for the faculty interview assignment [see 9/29]
Continue working on research project 1 [see
9/22]
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| 8 Sep - Thur |
Meet in 209b.
Reflection for Taking Sides class discussion on
Will Hydrogen Replace Fossil Fuels for Cars?
is due - a typed exposition that is 1/2-1 page long, single-spaced.
Bring the graded reflection that I handed back on Tuesday to class
Continue working on research project 1 [see
9/22]
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| 6 Sep - Tues |
Bring your i-Clicker to class.
Discussion Questions: (To Turn In) on
Taking Sides readings on Will Hydrogen Replace Fossil Fuels for
Cars? (p. 100-122)[as chosen by the class survey]:
1) What are the various academic fields or subjects that relate to the
articles?
2) What cause/effect relationships (or if... then... statements)
were stated or implied by each
author?
3) Research the credentials of each author.
4) For each side, list the most compelling argument(s).
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| 1 Sep - Thur |
Reflection on class discussions related to either
How we could tell that the earth is round or The Sixth
Extinction
- a typed exposition that is 1/2-1 page long, single-spaced.
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| 30 Aug - Tues |
Read the research assignment for project 1
and begin working on it [due 9/22]
and write down any questions you have.
Obtain the two course books Taking Sides, 9th edition
for purchase and Defining Moments for rental and the i-clicker
for rental, all from the bookstore. Bring the i-clicker to class.
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| 25 Aug- Thur |
Meet in 209b
Read through the online syllabus -
search google for Dr. Sarah, click on my page, and click on the First
Year Seminar link and then the Syllabus link. Prepare to share something
you read in the Our First Year Seminar (FYS) section,
and write down any questions you have on the grading policies - the university
considers this a binding contract between us.
Go to ASULearn and add a picture of yourself [click on participants,
then your name, then edit profile.]
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