10 Foundational Quantitative Reasoning Questions part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty
I. What do the numbers show? What do the numbers mean? Where are the numbers? Is there numerical evidence to support a claim? What were the exact figures? How can seeking and analyzing numbers illuminate important ...

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 ...

Examples of QR-Rich Courses Developed at Carleton part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty
These pages describe quantitatively rich courses developed by Carleton faculty with the help of curriculum development grants from the QuIRK initiative. Skip to search results Skip to search facet filtersSkip to ...

Curricular Materials part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty
10 Foundational Quantitative Reasoning Questions Looking for inspiration for your course revision? Here's a great way to get started: 10 questions students should consider when writing with numbers (by Neil ...

Funding Opportunities part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty
Course Revision/Creation Grants The due date for curricular revision grant (00 for course revision and 00 for new course creation) proposals has passed. But another call for proposals will be sent out in ...

Grant Opportunities part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty
Course Revision/Creation Grants Summer 2012 curricular revision grant proposals are due February 1, 2012. Talk to Mija Van Der Wege (mvanderw@carleton.edu) for more information. These 2-3 paragraph proposals ...

Evaluating Student Work in Cases part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty:Teaching with Cases Workshop
Don't feel you need to place great grading weight on how much students participate in the case. You may instead stress attendance and preparation. Perhaps the amount of participation can be used to decide ...

Cases and QR part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty:Teaching with Cases Workshop
Consult with reference librarians. They can help you find data to fill out a case or to accompany other sources you have put together. Allow students to avoid numbers. Part of what we want to teach students is to ...

Managing the Talkers and Non-talkers part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty:Teaching with Cases Workshop
Use hand signals Tell students that if they want to make a point on the current topic, raise one finger. If they have a point that takes up another issue, raise two fingers. Giving talking permits. Hand out poker ...

Cases and Ethics part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty:Teaching with Cases Workshop
Cases can introduce ethical issues into traditionally positivist courses By setting the ethical issues into a distinct pedagogy, they can be raised without fundamentally altering the course. Assign roles in ...