Pomona College part of QuIRK:PKAL Workshop 2010:Context
1. What is the status of Quantitative Reasoning programming on your campus? We plan to open a Quantitative Studies Center in Fall 2011. A group of faculty have written a white paper that will guide the ...

Carnegie Mellon University part of QuIRK:PKAL Workshop 2010:Context
1. What is the status of Quantitative Reasoning programming on your campus? At Carnegie Mellon, the Mellon College of Science consists of the departments of Math, Physics, Biology and Chemistry. We are currently ...

Workshop Facilitators part of QuIRK:PKAL Workshop 2010
David Bressoud is Professor of Mathematics, President of the Mathematical Association of America, and former Director of the Quantitative Thinking program at Macalester College. Caren Diefenderfer is Professor of ...

Workshop Overview part of QuIRK:PKAL Workshop 2010
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 2012. To support institutions in their ...

Assessment Tools part of QuIRK:PKAL Workshop 2010
Carleton College QuIRK Rubric The Quantitative Inquiry, Reasoning, and Knowledge (QuIRK) rubric assesses the use and quality of QR in written arguments. The rubric is designed for application to student writing in ...

History of Post-colonial South Asia part of QuIRK:Courses
This course will examine the transition from the colonial to the post-colonial state in South Asia. It will examine the various historical "traces" of colonial rule in the policies of various ...

Sustainability Science part of QuIRK:Courses
The continual existence and betterment of humankind depends on the ability and intellect of human beings to make educated choices (rightly understood) in living with nature and to govern themselves. At the center ...

Environmental Economics and Policy part of QuIRK:Courses
This course explores the economic and political institutions affecting the environment. We will use the tools of economics to analyze several contemporary environmental policy issues ranging from climate change, ...

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 ...

Assessing and Programming for Quantitative Reasoning: Common Barriers, Common Assets part of QuIRK:PKAL Workshop 08
With support from the National Science Foundation(#DUE-0717604), Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) and Carleton College's Quantitative Inquiry, Reasoning, and Knowledge (QuIRK) initiative hosted the workshop ...