Monday, November 1, 2010

#7 Seminar Five on November 11, 2010

Time: 12:40-1:40 pm Thursday November 11, 2010
Place: Warf-Pickle 403
Presenter 1: Dr. Jane Broderick (HDAL) 
Topic: Introducing the Cycle of Inquiry System

Presenter 2: Dr. Lee Daniels (CUAI)
Topic: Student Perceptions of e-Readers and e-Texts in Higher Education
Broderick'sTopic
Introducing the Cycle of Inquiry System
Summary:
The Cycle of Inquiry System is a set of organizational forms (Broderick and Hong, 2005) developed for teachers to record their planning and implementation of an inquiry curriculum that focuses on problem solving and reasoning skills for maximum achievement, moving beyond ages and stages skill attainment.  An overview of the system will be shared, with examples from teacher candidates use of the system, as well as a brief synopsis of the current direction of the research.

Daniels' Topic
Student Perceptions of e-Readers and e-Texts in Higher Education
Summary:
This presentation will offer summaries of two recent pilot projects that examined student perceptions of the affordances and constraints of a particular e-reader mobile device. It will also examine the current higher education market for these devices from the perspective of student, faculty, publishers, and device makers. 

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