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PKAL Workshop Theme: “Science for All”

PKAL Workshop Theme: “Science for All”. Nov. 12-14, 2004 Marriott Century Center Atlanta Georgia Attendees: Jeff Strasser and Pam Trotter. Questions we asked: What is PKAL???? Why did we go to this workshop??. A quote….

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PKAL Workshop Theme: “Science for All”

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  1. PKAL WorkshopTheme: “Science for All” Nov. 12-14, 2004Marriott Century Center Atlanta Georgia Attendees: Jeff Strasser and Pam Trotter

  2. Questions we asked:What is PKAL????Why did we go to this workshop??

  3. A quote…. You’ve got to be careful if you don’t know where you are going, because you might not get there. Yogi Berra

  4. Workshop Sessions - Friday • Session I ; Identity • Session II; Intellectual and physical environments for science • Experiential Learning Exercise; Traffic Jam • Session III; “Cluster” Meeting #1

  5. Workshop Sessions - Saturday • Session IV; Strategic Planning • Session V; Institutional Planning • Experiential Learning Exercise; Paper Tower • Session VI; Case Study • “Cluster” Time #2

  6. Workshop Sessions - Sunday • Session VII; Personal Responsibility for Leadership • Session VIII; “Cluster” Meeting #3 – Poster presentation and critique • Session IX; Personal responsibility for Leadership, cont.

  7. Our Poster….. • Identify goals, rationale and strategies to attain the goals • Ours was a smaller, younger group • We felt we needed broader input • Did our best!!

  8. Some issues we discussed…… • Science is dynamic – avoid the status quo • Poor preparation of some students • Retention vs. “weeding out” • Gen Ed (LS or LP) courses may be only exposure to science for some • Elements of the strategic plan

  9. GOAL #1: Elevate the intellectual spirit of science on campus • Rationale: • Science should be enjoyed, not endured • STEM majors need to be prepared for careers and/or Graduate school • Strategies: • Continued support of successful programs • Increase student-faculty research • Explore state-of-the-art methods for student learning

  10. GOAL #2: Achieve success of the new general education program • Rationale: • STEM is relevant • There is a common misconception of what “science” is • We want well-informed graduates • Strategies: • Learn more about our students and how they learn • Build bridges between STEM and non-STEM faculty • Increase participation of STEM faculty in the LS and LC courses • Design innovative summer research and education programs

  11. GOAL #3; Achieve success of the college’s strategic plan • Rationale: • This will help in the success of Goals #1 and #2 • Strategies: • Increase support for student-faculty collaborative research • Increase the professional activity (and support for it) among the faculty • Support innovative curriculum work

  12. Where do go from here? • We need to develop corporate goals and plans for STEM at Augustana • We need to send a bigger team to the next PKAL meeting • We should be sure to keep continuity between the workshops • We need to involve department chairs as well as the division head

  13. The Next PKAL Workshop • Theme: Interdisciplinary • When: March 4-6, 2005 • Where: US Military Academy, West Point, NY

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