Example Images part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty:Writing with Images
[painting name and artist] What can we say about this image based solely on formal aspects? What adjectives describe this? energetic dramatic fleshy crowded violent What is foreground/background? How is that ...

Elements of Construction part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty:Writing with Images
Two types of choice Formal choices E.g. Foreground vs. background We work to find emphasis in the environment. Once you become aware ofthe background, you can play with it culturally. Can use: color, scale, ...

Rhetoricality of Visual Arrangement part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty:Writing with Images
Frentz & Frentz Law Ad vs. Kent D. Rossi Ad Both emphasize personal injury Order/control vs. action/energy Firm vs. name and face of attorney Rules or Rhetoric? Frentz and Frentz follows all the rules of ...

Some General Principles for Teaching Academic Writing in the Disciplines part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty
1. Take an inventory of course goals (often stated in syllabus as learning outcomes) subject matter goals--essential concepts and knowledge critical thinking goals—disciplinary processes of inquiry, critical ...

QuIRK-Sponsored LTC Presentations part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty
(Carleton username and password required to view videos) "The Past, Present, and Future of Grade Inflation," with George Shuffelton, Jim Fergerson, Cliff Clark, and Amy Csizmar Dalal of Carleton College, ...

For Carleton Faculty part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty
Workshops and Presentations The Quantitative Inquiry, Reasoning, and Knowledge (QuIRK) initiative sponsors December workshops for you to learn about effective pedagogies, resources, and expertise related to ...

Upcoming QuIRK-Sponsored Professional Development Workshops part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty
None at this time. Workshop on Bayesian Statistics December 13-14, 2010 This program was led by Carleton mathematician Robert Dobrow and introduced Bayesian statistical methods along with an introduction to ...

Writing With Numbers part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty
This workshop was led by John Bean (Seattle University), author of Writing Arguments: A Rhetoric with Readings (Longman, 2004). The purpose of the workshop was to help faculty prepare students to present arguments ...

Quantitative Reasoning University part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty
A workshop for faculty featuring the best of Carleton's Quirk workshops for faculty. See the QRU Course Catalog (below). Quantitative Competency Made Simple: 10 Questions to Ask about Numbers Neil Lutsky, ...

Carleton by the Numbers part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty
How do we know that we are providing our students a liberal arts education of the highest order? How do we know that we are meeting the challenges of an ever-changing world? While numbers alone cannot answer these ...