Activities for Spring 2007
8th Annual ASU Student Research and Fine Arts Conference
Wednesday, March 14, 2007, Science Building
Call for abstracts | Program
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PKP Faculty Panel Discussion
Coined from the movie title, An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore, Augusta State University’s chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi will discuss their own “inconvenient truth” in a forum about how assessment helps learning take place.
An Inconvenient Truth: Assessment is for Learning will be held on Tuesday, March 27, at 2:30 p.m. in 170 University Hall as part of the society’s Power of Good Teaching series.
The panel discussion, which consists of members of the Academy for Learning Team, will focus on using assessment to increase student learning. The discussion will be moderated by Judi Wilson, assistant professor of educational administration in the Department of Teacher Education, and panelists include Linda Mitchell, assistant professor of teacher education in the Department of Teacher Education; Beth Pendergraft, assistant professor of teacher education in the Department of Teacher Education; Carol Rychly, assistant chair and assistant professor of mathematics in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science; Christine Terry, assistant professor of biology in the Department of Biology; and Cathy Tugmon, associate professor of biology in the Department of Biology.
Phi Kappa Phi inspires learning
Inspired Learning will be the topic of a panel discussion hosted by Augusta State University’s chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi on Thursday, April 19, from 3-4:15 p.m. in W1002 Science Building. A question and answer session will follow the presentations. Debra van Tuyll, associate professor of communications in ASU’s Department of Communications and Professional Writing, will present Socialization for Social Responsibility. Saundra Reinke, MPA director and associate professor of public administration in ASU’s Department of Political Science, will present Opening Hearts and Minds: Using Research to Connect Students to Our Community.