Dates for GIFT 2012: May 21, 2012 - June 14, 2012
GIFT Phase-I Schedule for 2012 or GIFT Summer Schedule for 2012*
All sessions will take place at the Center for the Humanities at Tufts (CHAT),
Fung House, 48 Professors Row, Medford/Somerville Campus, unless noted otherwise.
Tentative schedule
*This schedule is subject to change.
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Session 1, May 21, 2012
| 8:30-9:00 |
Inaugural breakfast with Dean Pepall, Dean of Tufts GSAS |
| 9:00-11:30 |
Triggers and hooks with Steve Cohen, Department of Education (A&S) |
| 11:30-12:15 |
Lunch and Find-A-Fellow guessing game |
| 12:15-1:45 |
Triggers and hooks with Steve Cohen |
| 1:45-2:00 |
Evaluation and announcements by Sinaia Nathanson, Director of GIFT |
Session 2, May 22, 2012
| 9:00-10:50 |
Course design and planning, Donna Qualters, Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) |
| 10:50-11:00 |
Evaluation |
| 11:00-11:20 |
Introduction to the Current Events activity by Sinaia Nathanson & Donna Qualters |
| 11:20-12:15 |
Lunch |
| 12:15-2:00 |
Cognitive aspects of learning with Holly Taylor, Department of Psychology (A&S) |
| 2:00-2:15 |
Evaluation and announcements by Sinaia Nathanson |
Session 3, May 23, 2012
| 9:00-10:50 |
Teaching in diverse settings: from labs to lectures with Kelly McLaughlin, Department of Biology (A&S) |
| 10:50-11:00 |
Evaluation |
| 11:00-11:30 |
How to give constructive feedback with Donna Qualters (CELT) |
| 11:45-12:45 |
Lunch with President Monaco |
| 12:45-2:15 |
Writing a syllabus and conveying expectations with Benjamin Hescott, Department of Computer Science (School of Engineering) |
| 2:15-2:20 |
Evaluation and announcements by Sinaia Nathanson |
Session 4, May 24, 2012
| 9:00-10:45 |
Using games and simulations for teaching with Sinaia Nathanson |
| 10:45-11:15 |
Current Events with Sinaia Nathanson, Donna Qualters & Annie Soisson (CELT)
(3 groups) |
| 11:15-11:45 |
Current Events with Sinaia Nathanson, Donna Qualters& Annie Soisson
(3 groups) |
| 11:45-12:30 |
Lunch |
| 12:30-2:00 |
Designing Effective Writing Assignments with Susan Russinoff, Department of Philosophy (A&S) |
| 2:00-2:15 |
Evaluation and announcements by Sinaia Nathanson |
Session 5, May 29, 2012
| 9:00-10:50 |
Effective lecturing in large classes with Roger Tobin, Department of Physics (A&S) |
| 10:50-11:00 |
Evaluation |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Current Events with Sinaia Nathanson, Donna Qualters & Annie Soisson
(3 groups) |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Current Events with Sinaia Nathanson, Donna Qualters & Annie Soisson
(3 groups) |
| 12:00-12:45 |
Lunch |
| 12:45-2:15 |
Multi-Channel Engagement: Engaging yourself; Engaging your students with
Julie Dobrow, Director, Communication & Media Studies (A&S) |
| 2:15-2:20 |
Evaluation and announcements by Sinaia Nathanson |
Session 6, May 30, 2012
| 9:00-11:15 |
Teaching research-based writing with Carmen Lowe, Academic Resource Center |
| 11:15-11:30 |
Evaluation |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Current Events with Sinaia Nathanson, Donna Qualters & Annie Soisson, CELT
(3 groups) |
| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch |
| 1:00-2:00 |
Stress in the classroom Christopher T. Willard Tufts Mental Health center |
| 2:00-2:15 |
Evaluation and announcements by Sinaia Nathanson |
Session 7, May 31, 2012
| 9:00-10:50 |
Technology resources for teaching with Sheryl Barnes, UIT Academic Technology.
This session will take place in Tisch Library's Electronic Resource Center, ERC |
| 10:50-11:05 |
Evaluation |
| 11:10-12:40 |
Connecting students with the library using project design with
Evan Simpson, Head of References and Instruction at Tisch Library
Lunch served at the library |
| 12:45-2:15 |
Assigning and supervising group projects with Phil Starks, Department of Biology |
| 2:15-2:20 |
Evaluation and announcements by Sinaia Nathanson |
Session 8, June 1, 2012
| 9:00-11:30 |
Reviewing your teaching philosophy statement with Mitch McVey, Department of Biology & Annie Soisson, CELT |
| 11:30-11:45 |
Evaluation |
| 11:45-12:15 |
Current Events with Sinaia Nathanson & Annie Soisson
(2 groups) |
| 12:15-12:45 |
Lunch |
| 12:45-2:00 |
Diversity in the classroom – what we know and what we don't know with Sam Sommers, Department of Psychology (A&S) |
| 2:00-2:15 |
Evaluation and announcements by Sinaia Nathanson |
Session 9, June 4, 2012
| 9:00-10:30 |
Assessing students with Laura Rogers, Department of Department of Education (A&S) |
| 10:30-10:45 |
Evaluation |
| 10:45-11:15 |
Current Events with Sinaia Nathanson, Annie Soisson & Jenifer Burkett-Picker (Fletcher)
(3 groups) |
| 11:30-12:30 |
Sexual harassment in an academic setting with Mathieu Dickens, Senior Legal Counsel & Kathe Cronin, Vice President of Human Resources |
| 12:30-12:45 |
Evaluation |
| 12:45-2:30 |
Panel of Excellence luncheon |
Session 10, June 5, 2012
| 9:00-12:00 |
Student-teacher relationships with Sinaia Nathanson |
| 12:00-12:05 |
Evaluation |
| 12:05-1:00 |
Lunch with Sol Gittleman, Department of GRALL and former Tufts Provost |
| 1:00-2:00 |
Life after GIFT; A meeting with GIFT alums |
| 2:00-2:15 |
Evaluation and announcements by Sinaia Nathanson |
Sessions 11–13 held in the Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center, Room 155
or in Anderson Nelson Auditorium
Session 11, June 6, 2012
| 9:00-9:45 |
Student Presentation 1 |
| 9:45-10:15 |
Feedback |
| 10:15-11:00 |
Student Presentation 2 |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Evaluation |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Lunch |
| 12:00-12:45 |
Student Presentation 3 |
| 12:45-1:15 |
Feedback |
| 1:15-2:00 |
Student Presentation 4 |
| 2:00-2:30 |
Feedback |
Session 12, June 7, 2012
| 9:00-9:45 |
Student Presentation 5 |
| 9:45-10:15 |
Feedback |
| 10:15-11:00 |
Student Presentation 6 |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Evaluation |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Lunch |
| 12:00-12:45 |
Student Presentation 7 |
| 12:45-1:15 |
Feedback |
| 1:15-2:00 |
Student Presentation 8 |
| 2:00-2:30 |
Feedback |
Session 13, June 11, 2012
| 9:00-9:45 |
Student Presentation 9 |
| 9:45-10:15 |
Feedback |
| 10:15-11:00 |
Student Presentation 10 |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Evaluation |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Lunch |
| 12:00-12:45 |
Student Presentation 11 |
| 12:45-1:15 |
Feedback |
| 1:15-2:00 |
Student Presentation 12 |
| 2:00-2:30 |
Feedback |
Session 14, June 12, 2012
| 9:00-9:45 |
Student Presentation 13 |
| 9:45-10:15 |
Feedback |
| 10:15-11:00 |
Student Presentation 14 |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Evaluation |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Lunch |
| 12:00-12:45 |
Student Presentation 15 |
| 12:45-1:15 |
Feedback |
| 1:15-2:00 |
Student Presentation 16 |
| 2:00-2:30 |
Feedback |
Session 15, June 13, 2012
| 9:00-9:45 |
Student Presentation 17 |
| 9:45-10:15 |
Feedback |
| 10:15-11:00 |
Student Presentation 18 |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Evaluation |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Lunch |
| 12:00-12:45 |
Student Presentation 19 |
| 12:45-1:15 |
Feedback |
| 1:15-2:00 |
Student Presentation 20 |
| 2:00-2:30 |
Feedback |
Closing dinner, June 14, 2012 (Location TBA)
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