A showcase of proactive approaches to classroom management and active learning in the classroom

The Classroom is Happening at Stony Brook

Proactive Classroom Management = Active Learning

WE ARE STONY BROOK

•Promote an across-the-disciplines sense of community through the documentation, promotion and peer-to-peer sharing of active learning approaches in the Stony Brook classrooms.

•Academic Voyeurism (David Ametrano) – Allows the faculty to take a peak inside each others classrooms to spark an interchange of active learning activities and creative teaching methods.

Purpose of Project

The Need …

Enrollment Total (all students) 22,522

Number of FT Faculty 756 Number of PT Faculty 633 (?)Reference - http://stonybrook.stateuniversity.com/

The Need … New Faculty Learning CommunityClassroom VisitsFacebook IntroductionsDepartment Walks and Talks

DISCOVERY!Creative learning activities were taking place in the

classroomsand large lecture halls across-the-disciplines, but

nobody outside theclassrooms and (maybe) the departments knew what

was happening.

Mendelian Genetics ProjectBiology 150

Students were divided up in pairs. They were given envelopes with chromosomes, genes and alleles. One student in the team got a tiger ‘s envelope and the other got a lion’s.

They were told to mate and put together the genetics of a liger.

Over 300 students in the large lecture hall paired off and were actively engaged in the activity.

The active learning exercise was conducted by a T.A. working on his Ph.D. in biology….Mark Jonas. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nancywozniak/

sets/72157608667820469/

The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet

First year faculty, Ayesha Ramachandraw, was assigned an Introduction to Theater, DEC course. Her students let her know that they mostly premed students and this course wasn’t important to them. The students weren’t reading assigned materials or turning in other assignments. After we discussed her problem, she gave them a choice…written final exam or produce a play. They chose to produce a play. Ayesha stepped back and made them assume all the responsibilities and roles. Opening night, the energy was electrifying. Their parents and friends came to see their production.

Afterwards they shared with me how much they have come to appreciate the theater. Many wanted to continue an active interest in theater production.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nancywozniak/sets/72157613612868818/

The Classroom is Happening Project began

named by Organic Chemistry Professor, Joe Lauher

an interactive website showcasing active learning at Stony Brook

printed and electronic tip sheets that highlight interviews with faculty and the active learning activities in their classrooms

a television and radio show featuring interviews with faculty and TLT support staff on active learning and technology in their classrooms

an active blog or listserv for faculty to post and share their student-centered learning activities and ideas

an active across-the-disciplines faculty learning community on active learning and proactive classroom management

an active learning references and resource database

a printed and electronic year book and reference guide for new faculty highlighting current Stony Brook faculty and their active learning methods

a series of active learning, peer-to-peer workshops, focus groups, birds of a feather brown bags and swaps, and summer colloquium to facilitate across-the-disciplines dialogue and exchange of student-centered learning activities at Stony Brook

The Classroom is Happening Project began

named by Organic Chemistry Professor, Joe Lauher

an interactive website showcasing active learning at Stony Brook

printed and electronic tip sheets that highlight interviews with faculty and the active learning activities in their classrooms

a television and radio show featuring interviews with faculty and TLT support staff on active learning and technology in their classrooms

an active blog or listserv for faculty to post and share their student-centered learning activities and ideas

an active across-the-disciplines faculty learning community on active learning and proactive classroom management

an active learning references and resource database

a printed and electronic year book and reference guide for new faculty highlighting current Stony Brook faculty and their active learning methods

a series of active learning, peer-to-peer workshops, focus groups, birds of a feather brown bags and swaps, and summer colloquium to facilitate across-the-disciplines dialogue and exchange of student-centered learning activities at Stony Brook

Accomplished this past academic year

The Classroom is Happening Project began

named by Organic Chemistry Professor, Joe Lauher

an interactive website showcasing active learning at Stony Brook

printed and electronic tip sheets that highlight interviews with faculty and the active learning activities in their classrooms

a television and radio show featuring interviews with faculty and TLT support staff on active learning and technology in their classrooms

an active blog or listserv for faculty to post and share their student-centered learning activities and ideas

an active across-the-disciplines faculty learning community on active learning and proactive classroom management

an active learning references and resource database

a printed and electronic year book and reference guide for new faculty highlighting current Stony Brook faculty and their active learning methods

a series of active learning, peer-to-peer workshops, focus groups, birds of a feather brown bags and swaps, and summer colloquium to facilitate across-the-disciplines dialogue and exchange of student-centered learning activities at Stony Brook

To be accomplished by the end of June 2009

The Classroom is Happening Project began

named by Organic Chemistry Professor, Joe Lauher

an interactive website showcasing active learning at Stony Brook

printed and electronic tip sheets that highlight interviews with faculty and the active learning activities in their classrooms

a television and radio show featuring interviews with faculty and TLT support staff on active learning and technology in their classrooms

an active blog or listserv for faculty to post and share their student-centered learning activities and ideas

an active across-the-disciplines faculty learning community on active learning and proactive classroom management

an active learning references and resource database

a printed and electronic year book and reference guide for new faculty highlighting current Stony Brook faculty and their active learning methods

a series of active learning, peer-to-peer workshops, focus groups, birds of a feather brown bags and swaps, and summer colloquium to facilitate across-the-disciplines dialogue and exchange of student-centered learning activities at Stony Brook

To be accomplished by beginning o f next academic year

Follow our progressThe Faculty Center Group or

Nancy McCoy-Wozniak on Facebook

Faculty Center or Nancy Wozniak on Twitter

FacultyCenter on DeliciousTLT Website – tlt.stonybrook.eduPPT found at For more information email –

nancy.wozniak@stonybrook.edu

Follow our progress Cynthia Davidson – Writing and

Rhetoric ProgramPresentationhttp://www.stonybrook.edu/writrhet/epicenter.ppt.htm

Writing Assignment Source Book-http://stonybrook.edu/writrhet/sbindex.shtml

Innovations in Education – The TV ShowWhat makes a faculty member a great teacher?  You can find out by watching TLT's new TV show where faculty using innovative pedagogical approaches and best practices talk about their experiences.  The first two shows feature Joe Lauher for chemistry and Bill Collins from neurobiology.  To find out more visit the web site at https://tlt.stonybrook.edu/FacultyServices/FacDev/TVShow/Pages/Default.aspx