Name Placard Elements part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty
Elements of construction used in name placards: color glisteny-ness contrast dimension whimsy/irony image/text shape of letters/block letters variation in complexity references 2-3D conventions identity scale ...

Writing with Images Workshop Agenda part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty:Writing with Images
December 8 8:30 Gather for breakfast treats, collect materials 9:00 Introductions to each other and to visual composition Elements of construction Discussion of example images 9:45 Concepts and vocabulary of ...

Teaching with Cases Workshop Agenda part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty:Teaching with Cases Workshop
December 10 12:30-1:30 Lunch (and ugly holiday socks competition) Judge: Scott Bierman 1:30-2:15 Case I: Rural Reform in Centropico (David Schodt) Learning with Cases (Microsoft Word 38kB Dec1 08) (an introduction ...

Workshop Program part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty
December 12 [Pre-workshop preparation: Read chapters 1-4 of Miller.] 8:30-9:00 AM Opening Remarks, Introductions, Discussion of Personal Workshop Goals 9:00-9:20 AM Where Are You with Numbers? Background: In an ...

Pedagogical Research Grants to Study Correlates of Quantitative Reasoning Proficiency at Carleton part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty
Little research has been done to understand the development of quantitative reasoning proficiency. Are there particular classes which foster QR proficiency? Is a single QR-rich course sufficient or are many QR ...

Examples of QR-Rich Courses Developed at Carleton part of QuIRK
(Note: New courses will be posted to this page at the end of summer 2008, 2009, and 2010.) Measured Thinking: Reasoning with Numbers about World Events, Health, Science, and Social Issues This interdisciplinary ...

Workshop Application part of QuIRK:PKAL Workshop 08
Section IA primary workshop outcome is that each participating team develops an agenda for action to enhance quantitative reasoning (QR) programming and assessment on their campus. Toward that end, in the ...

Workshop Overview part of QuIRK:PKAL Workshop 08
Format and Goals At the end of the workshop, each institutional team will produce an action plan for enhancing QR programming and assessment on their campuses by the end of 2010. To support institutions in their ...

Workshop Goals part of QuIRK:PKAL Workshop 08
To support institutions in their work developing action plans, the workshop goals are: to deepen understanding of QR and its role in general education and in the major to foster an appreciation for QR assessment ...