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 ...

Evaluating Visual Composition part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty:Writing with Images
Tips Allow time for revision. Evaluation as feebback. Focus on the thought process--the ability of the student to defend their choices. Emphasize audience--does this work given its purpose. Use peer feedback--does ...

Production of Visual Texts as a Form of Analysis part of QuIRK:For Carleton Faculty:Writing with Images
Assignment [Note: This oral assignment is intentionally vague to allow you to enter in different places. I also want you to run into questions and bumps so that we can think more about the questions your students ...

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, ...

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 ...

Fairfield University Context part of QuIRK:PKAL Workshop 08
1. What is the status of Quantitative Reasoning programming on your campus? Quantitative Reasoning and what we would consider the related area of Data Analysis are programmatic leve learning objectives in our ...

Action Plans part of QuIRK:PKAL Workshop 08
Context:Prior to coming to the workshop, each institution summarized QR programming, leaning goals, and assessment on their campus. In addition, teams identified institutional barriers and assets that may help ...

University of Michigan Context part of QuIRK:PKAL Workshop 08
1. What is the status of Quantitative Reasoning programming on your campus? Since 1994, the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) has required students to fulfill a ...

Central Michigan University Context part of QuIRK:PKAL Workshop 08
1. What is the status of Quantitative Reasoning programming on your campus? In 2004 CMU's Academic Senate created an ad hoc committee to evaluate our general education program and to recommend ways to improve ...