Meeting Minutes 5/02/2012

Present: Tara Fay, Katy Meier, Jessica Nolan, Jeremy Sepinsky

  1. Discussed how to foster a classroom culture that promotes learning for learning sake rather than studying for the exam
    1. Article from Chronicle of Higher Ed: “Stop Telling Students to Study for Exams” by David Jaffee (link)
  2. Future of pedagogy cohort
  3. Discussed videotaping classes and Ted-Ed
    1. Is it harmful to standardize information by using video lectures? Would we fail to update with most current knowledge?
    2. Do we lose the opportunity to respond to individual needs, situations, and questions
      by using video lectures?