Weather Update
Due to the storm, Barnard College will close at 4pm today, for non-essential personnel. “Essential personnel" include staff in Facilities, Public Safety and Residence Halls.
Friday evening and weekend classes are cancelled but events are going forward as planned unless otherwise noted. The Athena Film Festival programs are also scheduled to go forward as planned but please check http://athenafilmfestival.com/ for the latest information.
Please be advised that due to the conditions, certain entrances to campus may be closed. The main gate at 117th Street & Broadway will remain open. For further updates on college operations, please check this website, call the College Emergency Information Line 212-854-1002 or check AM radio station 1010WINS.
3:12 PM 02/08/2013
The list of topics below is merely a starting point. To suggest additional topics or speakers, please contact Stephanie Pfirman (Environmental Science) or Lee Anne Bell (Education).
IDENTIFICATION OF ISSUES
- Underachievement of students of color and women science students
- Effects of stereotype threat on student performance
- Fostering minority student achievement in mathematics
- Underadvancement of women science faculty
- Challenges in recruiting and retaining minority faculty
MENTORING
- Wise mentoring of students of color and women science students
- Effective mentoring of junior faculty
- Advancing productivity of women science faculty
PEDAGOGY
- How do student learning styles affect achievement?
- How can we encourage students to develop cognitive strategies for long-term learning?
- How can collaborative, problem based approaches facilitate student achievement?
- How do group dynamics affect the collaborative learning process?
- Supplemental Instruction: What is it, and is it right for your course?
- What works (and what doesn’t) in our introductory laboratory courses?
- Does class size matter?
- How can content changes influence student learning?
- How can we improve methods of student assessment?
- How can we monitor the effectiveness of curricular changes?
