Using Data in the Classroom, Workshop 2002

A small workshop for STEM faculty


April 21-23, 2002
Carleton College

Draft Program
All sessions will take place in the Alumni Guest House

Sunday, April 21
5:30
Reception
6:30
Dinner and Welcoming Remarks
7:30-8:30
Dessert discussion: What are our educational goals for using data in courses?


Monday, April 22
8:30-9:30
How are we currently using data in the classroom? Round table discussions of what currently works in different disciplines and settings.
9:30-9:45
Break
9:45-10:45
Round table discussions: How do different disciplines use data? What do we mean by data? What methodologies are common? What are unique?
10:45-11:00
Break
11:00-12:00
Round robin reporting and whole group discussion: What is our collective understanding of what is working within and across the disciplines? Is there a common definition of "data" that underlies our discussion? Are their common methodologies that can form a focus for increasing use of data in courses?
12:00-1:30
Lunch (Language and Dining Center)
1:30-2:30
What kind of data access and manipulation is technologically possible now and in the future? Presentation and discussion.
2:30-3:30
Scenario writing in small teams
3:30-4:30
How can our work with common integrated data sets or tools provide an integrating theme for interdisciplinary science in a particular course? Across a suite of courses? Presentation and discussion.
4:30-5:30
Scenario writing in small teams
6:00-7:30
Dinner (out and about in Northfield)
7:30-9:00
Posters and Demonstrations

Tuesday, April 23
8:00
Scenarios due-enter in wiki site
8:30-10:00
How do we evaluate the impact of this type of inquiry-based learning? What are our learning goals? What do we want to know and why? How do we measure it? How should we apply the results?
10:00-10:30
Break
10:30-11:30
Recommendations for developers of data services: What are our priority needs for data discovery, access and manipulation?
11:30-12:30
Development of key ideas for report and next steps.
12:30
Lunch
Afternoon
Informal discussions, and transportation to airport.