1996 Workshop Schedule

• Thursday, June 13
  • 3:00-5:30pm Check-In Founders Hall

  • 5:30-6:30pm Dinner, Dining Room, Founders Hall

  • 6:30-9:00pm Workshop Session, Room 311, Fuller Labs
    • Introduction, discuss goals of workshop and project.
    • Introductions by participants.
    • Presentation on assessing change, Jim Groccia.

• Friday, June 14
  • 7:30-8:30am Breakfast, Morgan Commons, Daniels Hall

  • 8:30-10:15am Workshop Session, Room 311, Fuller Labs
    • Discuss types of peer learning activities.
    • Develop a means to categorize activities.
    • Talk about how peer learning activities fit into intro Computer Science.

  • 10:15-10:30am Break, 3rd Floor Atrium, Fuller Labs

  • 10:30-12:00am Workshop Session, Room 311, Fuller Labs
    • Develop specific peer learning activities, their goals and a means to assess (small groups).

  • 12:00-1:00pm Lunch, Morgan Commons, Daniels Hall

  • 1:00-3:00pm Workshop Session, Room 311, Fuller Labs
    • Continue to develop specific peer learning activities, their goals and a means to assess (small groups).

  • 3:00-3:15pm Break, 3rd Floor Atrium, Fuller Labs

  • 3:15-5:00pm Workshop Session, Room 311, Fuller Labs
    • Group presentations of peer learning activities with critiques and comments by the entire group.

  • 5:00-6:00pm Dinner, Morgan Commons, Daniels Hall

• Saturday, June 15
  • 7:30-8:30am Breakfast, Dining Room, Founders Hall

  • 8:30-10:15am Workshop Session, Room 311, Fuller Labs
    • Examine WPI assessment tools.
    • Discuss how to use existing assessment tools at each school.
    • Develop instruments for assessing the variety of activities (small groups).

  • 10:15-10:30am Break, 3rd Floor Atrium, Fuller Labs

  • 10:30-12:00am Workshop Session, Room 311, Fuller Labs
    • Group presentations of assessment ideas.
    • Work towards consensus on common assessment approaches.

  • 12:00-1:00pm Lunch, Sun Porch, Higgins House

  • 1:00-3:30pm Workshop Session, Room 311, Fuller Labs
    • Discussion of application of activities and assessment to each school.
    • Wrap up.

• Sunday, June 16
  • 7:00-8:30am Breakfast, Dining Room, Founders Hall