TGIF: The Seven Principles of Undergraduate Education Revisited on FridayLive!

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Twenty-seventh issue, Volume Eight

TLT Group TGIF 3.3.15

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On FridayLive! we revisit the Seven Principles of Undergraduate Education with the people involved in creating them. Advanced Organizer: next FridayLive! (March 13th)  is our 1st Spring 2015 “Book” discussion. More information about what we are reading can be found here. TLT Members, look for a new weekly communication just for you: LTA clip from last week and info regarding this week’s  Member Exchange event. See you on Wednesday! Support the TLT Group by becoming a member or donating to the TLT Group you will help us continue this work. DONATE,   JOIN US

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	Members Exchange Keeping Up - Semi-Stone Soup Share Something New, Useful DATE: March 4, 2015 TIME: 3-4 pm Eastern PRESENTERS: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey and others Register Here Members Only In this informal session, TLT Members are invited to participate in several different ways: Share something new you are experimenting with or have just discovered. Come with questions or challenges you are facing. We will brainstorm possible solutions together. Come and listen. Here is what Steve Gilbert plans to share: desktop PPT 2015 (MS subscription deal?) for audio narration; use of Evernote for side notes during meetings, reading online. You are invited to indicate what you plan to share or your burning question/challenge ahead of time. This is purely optional but if you would like to do so, this link will take you to a Google form. Upcoming Member Exchange events March 4, 2015 Keeping Up: Semi Stone Soup March 11, 2015 Everything Evernote March 18, 2015 Tips on Embedding March 25, 2014 PLANNING MEETING, Why Keep Crossing the Starting Line?
	FridayLive! Free to all! Date: March 6, 2015 Time: 2:00-3:00 pm ET - free to all Presenters:  Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, TLT Group and others Register Here Extending the Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education (1987) Seven Principles - Brief History SUMMARY:  Good practice in undergraduate education: We do not propose to extend those Principles formally.  However, we encourage thought and discussion about what might usefully be added.   We hope to accumulate and organize a useful collection a variety of these "8th Principles." The TLT Group offered some events related to these themes several years ago.  You can see some rough reclamations of the previous materials online at http://www.tltgroup.org/programs/8thprinciple Examples of “Web-Adapted, Low Threshold Assessments for Improved Student Learning” SUMMARY:  Good practice in undergraduate education: Encourages contacts between students and faculty. Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students. Uses active learning techniques. Gives prompt feedback.[See CATs] Emphasizes time on task. Communicates high expectations. Respects diverse talents and ways of learning. Up-coming FridayLive! events March 6, 2014 Adding #8:  Time to Extend the Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education? March 13, 2015 Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion Series: "The Cobweb: Can the Internet be Archived" March 20, 2015 Sharing and Exploring Ways to Use Technology in Support of Students March 27, 2015 Why Keep Crossing the Starting Line
https://tackk.com/tltgbook-discussion	Spring 2015 Book Discussion Series March 13, 2015 TWO ONLINE ARTICLES The Cobweb: Can the Internet be Archived. New Yorker Article (1/26/2015) The Past Is Prologue; Archiving the internet . by Robert C. Maier, American Libraries article by Rob Maier Register Here April 10, 2015 A GRAPHIC NOVEL Doxiadis, A & Papadimitriou, CH. (2009). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth. Bloomsbury. Register Here May 8, 2015 COGNITIVE SCIENCE Medina, John (2014) Brain Rules, (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, Seattle, WA: Pear Press Register Here June 12, 2015 FICTION Alameddine, Rabih (2014) An Unnecessary Woman Nov 11, 2014,  Grove Press Register Here
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