{"268471":{"#nid":"268471","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Engaging Conversations Series","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrown-Bag Luncheon Discussion\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHow Piazza Promotes Organization and Socratic Dialogue in a Large Chemistry Course\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael J. Evans, School of Chemistry\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstructors of large courses often find that effective, intimate communication with students is an unmanageable task. Communication among students, much of which is invisible to the instructor, may encourage misconceptions or shallow learning. Forum tools that allow instructors to answer students\u0027 questions in a public arena and expose student-to-student communication to instructors represent one solution to these issues. Recently the Freshman Chemistry Program has begun using a web-based forum tool (Piazza) to answer students\u0027 questions about content and logistics. Piazza is designed to encourage organized, searchable discussions that operate in a Socratic manner, with an initially asked question serving as a root for \u0022follow-up\u0022 posts. This session will focus on the organizational features of Piazza and best practices for discussions in an online forum environment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECollaborative Teaching and Learning with Learning Catalytics\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJung Choi, School of Biology\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELearning Catalytics (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/lcatalytics.com\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/lcatalytics.com\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/lcatalytics.com\u003C\/a\u003E) is a web-based student response tool with enhanced capabilities for peer instruction, student engagement, and fine-grained assessment of student understanding. This session will give a short demonstration of some of its special features and highlight how it is being used in large intro biology classes and in smaller upper-level elective classes.\u0026nbsp; Participants should obtain a free instructor account on the site and bring their Smartphone, tablet, or laptop.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo register, go to: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/civicrm\/event\/info?id=124\u0026amp;reset=1\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/civicrm\/event\/info?id=124\u0026amp;reset=1\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin this brown-bag-luncheon series on the first Wednesday of each month from noon to 1:00 and find out what faculty are doing to engage Georgia Tech students in learning.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Engaging Students with Technology"}],"uid":"27276","created_gmt":"2014-01-16 10:24:23","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:06:28","author":"Felicia Turner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2014-02-05T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2014-02-05T12:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2014-02-05T12:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2014-02-05 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2014-02-05 17:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2014-02-05 17:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1268","name":"Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFelicia Turner\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:felicia.turner@cetl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Efelicia.turner@cetl.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-9418\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}