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The QuIRK project website hasn't been significantly updated since 2010. We are preserving the web pages here because they still contain useful ideas and content. But be aware that the site may have out of date information.
You may be interested in checking out the Developing Quantitative Reasoning module of Pedagogy in Action.

QuIRK-Sponsored Presentations at Carleton's Learning and Teaching Center

  • "How Do We Teach Quantitative Reasoning? We Foster a Conspiracy," Deborah Hughes Hallett (University of Arizona and Harvard University), April 24, 2008.
  • "Empirical Methods in Humanities Research (Particularly Music)," Eric F. Clark (University of Oxford), April 8, 2008.
  • "Weasel words: Using QR to teach precision in argumentation," Nathan Grawe, January 10, 2008 (slides (PowerPoint 3.9MB Jan17 08))
  • "Critical Thinking About Numbers in the News," Milo Schield (Augsburg College), October 2, 2007
  • "Integrative Learning: Chemistry, Carnegie, and Creativity," Trish Ferrett, April 26, 2007
  • "The Principal Language of Public Argument: Observations on Quantitative Reasoning in Student Writing," Neil Lutsky, January 30, 2007
  • "Statistics in the Liberal Arts," Bob Dobrow, April 11, 2006
  • "Numbers of Words about Numbers with Words: How Faculty are Integrating Quantitative Thinking and Writing in Their Courses," Adriana Estill, Tammy Feldman, Niel Lutsky, and Mary Savina, February 7, 2006
  • "Changing Places: What We Learned by Switching Departments and Teaching Each Other's Courses," Sam Patterson and Bill Titus October 4, 2005
  • "Reading, Writing, and ... Quantitative Inquiry: Involving First-Year Students in Research and Writing with Numbers," Neil Lutsky, Annette Nierobisz, and Barbara Allen, May 5, 2005.