This blog focuses on my scholarship in my five research projects: learning assistance and equity programs, student peer study group programs, learning technologies, Universal Design for Learning, and history simulations. And occasional observations about life.
Intentional Teaching Conference, 05/22/13, Eau Claire, WI
On Wednesday May 22, 2013 th I provided an online presentation for a 2nd annual gathering of Wisconsin college developmental educators and others involved with college student success. The host institution was Chippewa Valley Technical College. The following items were referenced through the keynote and concurrent presentations and may be helpful as the reader explores this topic. Click on the web link to download.
Additional resources are available through a blog page maintained on this topic. The web site contains audio interviews with some peer study group leaders, links to online resources, and links to training programs from nationally-known organizations. Click on the following web link, PALgroups.
Models and Resources for Training Peer Study Group Leaders
On Friday, April 26th I provided an online presentation for a gathering of Wisconsin college learning center directors and others involved with college student success. The following items were referenced through the presentation and may be helpful as the reader explores this topic. Click on the web link to download.
Click on this link for a web page devoted to resources shared during this conferencesession.
Additional resources are available through a blog page maintained on this topic. The web site contains audio interviews with some peer study group leaders, links to online resources, and links to training programs from nationally-known organizations. Click on the following web link, PALgroups.
2013 David Arendale Guide to iPad Apps
Greetings,
I have updated my annotated directory of Apple iPad apps for personal and professional use. It is available by clicking on the following link, Apple iPads Apps.
This directory identifies more than 300 apps I personally use for personal use and in my history classrooms at the University of Minnesota. With more than 750,000+ apps currently available, it is focused on free apps when possible. I most often use the Apple iPad as a media consumption device rather than a generator of media. In my history class we use the iPad apps to search for global news events, display PDF readings, and access social media created by students in the classroom such as History Music Videos through Animoto and Then and Now, the audio podcast for our global history and culture course.
Best wishes with your exploration of the iPad for personal and school use. Please send me comments.
Take care, David Arendale
Annotated Bibliography Science-Related Publicaitons Involving Supplemental Instruction
Greetings,
There was a recent discussion on the LRNASST email listserv about publications that described the results of using Supplemental Instruction in science-related courses. I maintain an annotated bibliography on postsecondary peer cooperative learning programs including SI. A sort of my database revealed about 200 entries. Click on this web link to download a copy of the annotated biblioraphy. It is about 40 pages and is in the Rich Texture Format. RTF can be openned by most word processors including Word. Enjoy.
2012 OADE Conference Keynote Talk Resources
Greetings,
I have taught history courses for over three decades. It has been a long journey to provide a better learning environment for my students. Universal Learning Design allows me to embed best practices of learning assistance and developmental education inside my classroom. I am responsible for doing my part to support student success rather than just sending students down the hall and across the campus to locate tutoring or study group programs.
It is a delight to share some resources related to my online keynote talk I shared Friday morning. The following items are available to download.
Click on this link for PowerPoint slide handout of the presentation.
Click on this link to download ULD book edited by Higbee and Goff
Take care,
David
Updated Annotated Bibliography of Postsecondary Peer Cooperative Learning Programs Available
Greetings,
As part of my research, I maintain an annotated bibliography on the five major postsecondary peer cooperative learning programs: Emerging Scholars Program (ESP, Treisman Model), Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL, City College New York), Structured Leanring Assistance (SLA, Ferris College Model), Supplemental Instruction (SI, UMKC Model), and Video-based Supplemental Instruction (VSI, UMKC Model). I released an earlier version in 2005 and placed it in the online ERIC Database maintained by the Department of Education. Since then, I have added nearly 100 pages of new annotated references for these five programs. The most citations continue to be SI, however as a percentage basis the PLTL model is growing more quickly in the professional literature.
You might this a helpful resource for tutoring programs, peer learning programs, and scholars who publish on this topic area. It is free and available at http://z.umn.edu/peerbib No doubt I have missed some references (there are nearly 1,000). Please let me know about them and I will revise the bibliography and post to the same web address as the current version.
Take care, David
2012 MRADE Conference Keynote Talk
Greetings everyone,
Link to the PowerPoint slide handout from the talk.
Link to a directory and web links to online learning technology resources handout from the talk.
It was certainly fun to share with all of you today. Thanks for being my home team.
Take care,
David