http://serc.carleton.edu/index.html News from across SERC http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/news/36844.html jigsaw technique has been the most popular cooperative learning strategy among faculty who have participated in On the Cutting Edge Course Design workshops. The jigsaw technique is a simple, well-structured cooperative learning structure that emphasizes both individual accountability and achievement of group goals, both of which are critical for improved student learning in cooperative settings.]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/news/36844.html http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/news/36842.html one-day workshop focused on making your strongest case for tenure and preparing your tenure package. This is a Cutting Edge follow-on workshop, held in association with the fall AGU meeting.]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/news/36842.html http://serc.carleton.edu/serc/news/depts_visiting_workshop.html Building Strong Geoscience Departments project is launching a Visiting Workshop Program. We'll bring our workshop to you, with programs that feature concrete examples drawn from the leaders' experience and from the collective experiences of the geoscience community. The first set of applications will be reviewed on Sept. 16.]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://serc.carleton.edu/serc/news/depts_visiting_workshop.html http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/news/new_partnership_pkal.html new partnership with Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) incorporating the pedagogic service into PKAL's Pedagogies of Engagement initiative.]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600 http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/news/new_partnership_pkal.html