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ASTR 8500 Issues in Astronomy Education and Outreach

ASTR 8500 Spring 2011 Schedule
Date		Topic	Presenter	Lecture Notes	Reading Assignment
Jan	12	Introduction to the Course	Edward Murphy		Study for qualifying exams
	19	University holiday, no class
	26	Goals for Teaching Introductory Astronomy to Non-majors	Edward Murphy		Goals for Astro 101
Feb	3	The Facts of Life	Robert O'Connell	Facts of Life	The Facts of Life for New Teachers in the Astronomy Nonmajors Curriculum
	9	Teaching Philosophy	Kelsey Johnson
	16	Teaching Theories and Laws	Ed Murphy	Theories and Laws
	23	Inquiry Instruction Authentic Experiences	Ed Murphy	Inquiry or Not Inquiry Levels	Undergraduate Research Experiences
Mar	2	Assessment Drives Learning	Ed Murphy	Assessment Drives Learning
	9	No Class, Spring Break
	16	Advice on Giving Presentations		Giving an Effective Research Presentation
	23	Class Cancelled - Huskey Research Exhibition Awards Ceremony
	30	Teaching Relativity to Undergraduate Students - Patrick King Impact of Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates - Trey Wenger	Patrick King Trey Wenger		Teaching Relativity with a Different Philosophy New Aspects of the Teaching of Special Relativity Impact of Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Apr	06	Presentations	Lauren Bittle		The Integral Role of Laboratory Investigations in Science Instruction Redesign of Introduction to Astronomy Lab: Using recent pedagogical research to improve general science education
	13	Presentations	Andrew Burkhardt Thankful Cromartie		Making Learning Fun Blooms Taxonomy
	20	Presentations	Dylan Angell Pallavi Patil Allison Towner
	27	Presentations Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development - Sean Linden	Sean Linden Poon Panichpibool Jake Turner