Ideas for student assignments/activites associated with "In Defense of Food"

Holly Hassel and Joanne Giordano of UW-Marathon County presented an OPID funded conference this past June called Reaching At-Risk Students.  Their website offers information on the conference and will also serve as an ongoing resource for faculty and staff across the state of Wisconsin who work with students who are at-risk of not succeeding academically. Please check it out at http://www.uwmc.uwc.edu/rars/index.htm

Helping students become a skillful problem-solver is no doubt one of the most important teaching goals for all instructors. Numerous instructional methods and materials have been developed to enhance learner processing for effective problem-solving for the past two decades. How to implement these teaching techniques, however, continues to present challenges. You are invited to join us to grasp the framework for effective problem- solving while identifying barriers that potentially hold back teaching and learning. Phil Fowler, Mitch Springer, and Nate Williams, of InterEGR 150-SI coordinated this Teaching Improvement Program sponsored by the College of Engineering. Jia-ling Lin, Faculty Associate for Academic Support Services, Engineering General Resources Office facilitated this session.  This video is in continuation of "Supporting Students in Problem Solving."

Do you shoulder the huge responsibility of being a lab TA? Lab TAs typically have different duties from discussion TAs, and it is high time to arrange a workshop tailored for them. Come to this workshop, and learn how to handle all your duties effectively: setting up and organizing the lab, dealing with equipment and emergencies, fostering interest and creativity among students, and dealing with lab reports. Make the most out of your lab for you and your students! Mike Morrow, Mark Allie, and Jim Barner from Electrical and Computer Engineering facilitated this workshop that was sponsored by the College of Engineering.