2002 Learner-Centered Initiatives

Arizona State University

Helping Every Teacher Reach LEP Students (Final Report) Billie Enz, Assoc. Division Director, C&I The College of Education at ASU Main is seeking ways to dramatically expand our ability to offer the English as a Second Language endorsement program to teachers in Maricopa County. Our goal is to help teachers in Maricopa County become more effective English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers.  $25,000 Enhancing Active Learning in First-Year Biology Courses Through the Use of Classroom Technologies (Final Report) Allison Whitmer, Program Manager This project proposes to enhance learning in the first-year biology courses through the introduction of classroom technologies. Funds are requested to support a graduate student to aid in curriculum development and implementation. $25,000 The Human Event Writing Center (Final Report) Jacquelyn Lynch, Lecturer This program seeks to enhance student learning and writing in the Barrett Honors College Human Event I & II sequence by establishing a Writing Center as an integral feature of all (30+) sections of the Human Event courses.  $15,000

Arizona State University-West

Learner-Centered Communities: Using Instructional Teams to Create Customized Learning Environments for First Year Students   (Final Report) Vincent R. Waldron, Interim Dean, Collaborative Programs Funding is requested for the expansion of ASU-West's Learner-Centered communities for 1st year students. Funds will be used to assess first year outcomes, develop a process for matching students with appropriate learning environments, hosting a curriculum development workshop, and evaluating progress toward learning objectives during fall 2002. $25,000

Northern Arizona University

Culture, Childhood and Classrooms: Supporting Native American Teachers in Research on their own Practice (Final Report)  Additional information in proposal progress report [PDF] Dr. MaryJane Blasi, Asst. Professor This project will invite Native American teachers to become teacher ethnographers of their own classrooms. Project activities will include participation in an intensive Summer Institute composed of two graduate level classes and on-going support of their classroom research during the following semester. $24,960 Pathways to Excellence  (Final Report) J'Anne Ellsworth, Associate Professor A required course, ESE380, Introduction to Educational Specialties, is one of the first professional courses for education majors. The objectives in the class require NAU pre-service teachers to learn to recognize and meet the special needs of all learners. To teach that effectively, we need to model that kind of teaching. To develop learning centers that allow students to select the way they will learn and prove competency in each of the course objectives, using a series of modules and activities that promote a learner focused experience. We will develop four different teaching/learning styles that move the learning community beyond lecture. $19,408  Faculty Increasing Student Achievement Success (Final Report) Julie Gess-Newsome, Director, SMLC Using an action research model, departmental faculty teams will determine and assess the reasons behind low levels of student achievement, retention, and success and will implement and assess course-based intervention strategies.  Cross-departmental support and collaboration will enhance an atmosphere dedicated to the improvement of student achievement through learner-centered instructional and support efforts. $50,000  Interactive Archaeology of the Grand Canyon and Colorado Plateau: Learner-Centered Education in the Archaeology Curriculum (Final Report) George Gumerman IV, Assoc. Professor The main goal of this project is to increase learner-centered education in undergraduate archaeology courses by producing an interactive, multimedia CD-ROM and web site that focus on the archaeology of the Colorado Plateau and Grand Canyon. $16,957 Sim-School: A Learner Centered Stimulation  (Final Report) Gretchen McAllister, Asst. Professor To provide a more "realistic" experience for our students, we will place a simulated school on the web. Two secondary and two elementary faculty members will work with a computer consultant to create an interactive web-site in which students would be members of a school faculty. This will create a more individualized, hands-on, problem-based learning environment for the students. $24,780 Student Achievement and Learning Experiences in Web-based Vs. Traditional University Courses (Final Report) Karen Puglieski, Chair and Professor Study of learning outcomes and student experiences in web-based and traditional courses in sociology.$22,720

University of Arizona

Project SKY: A Collaboration Service Learning Initiative in Youth Development Education (Final Report) Dr. Mary Wilhelm, ICYF Director / Stephanie Morgan, Service Learning Coodinator Project SKY is a new service learning initiative intended to prepare Family Studies & Human Development undergraduate students for a career in the field of positive youth development. Students will receive applied professional training in positive youth development, and will provide direct service to youth through established CFR community programs. $24,994 Engineering 211 Course Suite (Final Report) Jeff Goldberg, Associate Professor We request funds for minor modifications and editing to a web-based course, expanding content in two of the modules, adding more learner-centered features, and evaluating the amount of learning. We expect to show that students who use the modules learn the material covered as well as their counterparts that take the standard 3 unit courses. $24,920  Integrated Learning Website: Helping Chemistry Students to Make Connections (Final Report) Vicente Talanquer, Associate Professor Creation of a unique internet-driven educational resource that will promote meaningful and active learning inside and outside the chemistry classroom, while bringing coherence to the knowledge students build throughout their studies. $24,913  Student Run Record Label (Final Report) Robert Cutietta, Director, School of Music and Dance Seed money to launch a student-run record label to record and promote Arizona musicians. $22,460 Assessment of Internet Delivered Learner-Centered Education Approach to Introductory Astronomy for Non-Science Majors  (Final Report) Timothy F. Slater, Assoc. Professor of Astronomy This research project is systematically studying the effects of LCE principles and practices on student learning and student attitudes in an online, interactive, introductory astronomy course (NATS 102 - The Physical Universe) for non-science majors with the goal of identifying the elements of online LCE that are both effective and practical. $25,000 Learner-Centered Education in Business, Technology and Law (Final Report) David E. Adelman, Assoc. Professor of Law Development of a new learner-centered multidisciplinary course structured around establishing a high technology business startup company. Initially for law and business school student; later to include science, engineering, and medical students. $25,000  Digital Logic Courses at NAU and UA Using LCE (Final Report) Dr. Jo Dale Carothers, Associate Professor, UA / Sarma Vrudhula, Professor, UA Dr. Phillip A. Mlsna, Asst. Professor, NAU This joint project with UA involves restructuring our existing core courses in digital logic using learner-centered techniques. The amount of traditional lecture will be substantially reduced while computer based training software and web materials will be incorporated as key learning tools. The project largely involves the development and use of interactive training software targeted for developing specific skills in the subject. $25,000 A Learner-Centered Laboratory Course for American Indian Undergraduates (Final Report) Louise Canfield, Professor American Indian undergraduates will learn scientific method and theory by participation in the design and implementation of a laboratory course on cancer biology. Specific topics for study will be developed from student-generated learning issues. We hypothesize that this environment of shared responsibility for learning will enable these students to develop the skills needed for research and health-care professions which frequently elude them in more traditional formats. $22,850 UA-South Faculty Development in LCE e-Learning (Final Report) June Harris, Associate Dean To establish the infrastructure of a Learning Center important to the continuing education of both students and faculty. To train educators in the use of learner-centered educational procedures in a traditional classroom, an e-learning environment or distance education courses. To assist educators, no matter what their specialty, to prepare and deliver distance education courses using research-based LCE procedures. To study the effects of applying LCE principals and practices at four levels. $25,000

Tri-University

Tri-University Collaboration on Learner-Centered Practice: Creating Learning Communities Among Faculty and Students (Final Report) Sara Aleman, Interim Director of Faculty Development, NAU  Terri Riffe, Director of University Teaching Center, UA  Julie Padgett, Management Development Specialist, UA Duane Roen, Director of Center for Learning and Teaching Excellence, ASU  The intent of the project is to develop a cadre of faculty who will engage in the study of learner-centered instructional practice, apply what they learn, assess the impact of what they learn, and share their learning with other faculty through workshops, mentoring, web-based materials, and videotapes at their own and each other’s universities. $100,000

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