2005 PKAL National Colloquium

Resources

Translating How People Learn into a Roadmap for Institutional Transformation
Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza & the Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Kansas City, Missouri
September 30 - October 2, 2005

Background

One example of an approach to envisioning the academic institution of the future- when the focus is on student learning- is illustrated by these summary presentations developed at the 2005 PKAL Roundtable on the Future.

• A Concept Map: The University of the Future- Participants in the 2005 PKAL Roundtable on the Future
• A Report from the 2005 PKAL Roundtable on the Future- Marianne Jordan*, Bowdoin College

Resources on Pedagogical Approaches:

• Problem-based Learning- Deborah Allen*, University of Delaware
• Using the Learning Knowledge Base- Kenneth Heller* & Patricia Heller, University of Minnesota
• Just-in-Time Teaching- Gregor M. Novak,*, United States Air Force Academy
• On the Politics of Teaching Reform- Gregor M. Novak*, United States Air Force Academy

Resources on How People Learn:

• How We Learn- James W. Baird*, Holabird & Root
• Using the Principles of Cognitive Science- Diane Halpern, Claremont-McKenna College
• What Undergraduate Research Can Tell Us- David Lopatto*, Grinnell College
• Pathway for an Institution-wide Assessment Plan- Donna Sundre*, James Madison University
• Undergraduate Research Experiences & the Choice of a STEM Career- David Lopatto*, Grinnell College
• Mapping the Inventive Mind- David Perkins, Harvard University

Resources on Institutional Policies & Practices:

• Institutional Policies & Practices- Diane Oblinger*, EDUCAUSE
• Learning More and More about Less and Less- Stephen C. Ehrmann*, The TLT Group
• A Learner-centered Environment- Jeanne L. Narum*, Project Kaleidoscope
• Building a Community of Learners- Jeanne L. Narum*, Project Kaleidoscope
• Creating a Supportive Environment- Judith Ramaley, Winona State University

Resources on Facilities:

• An Essay on Spaces & Community- Jeanne L. Narum*, Project Kaleidoscope
• The Politics and Process of Change- Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Architecture & Engineering

Resources on Faculty:

• PKAL Perspectives on Faculty Leaders- PKAL 2003 Assemblies
• Preparing Faculty Members- Janice Thornton & Patricia deWinstanley, Oberlin College
• Preparing 21st Century Leaders: A Departmental Responsibility- United States military Academy, Department of Mathematical Sciences

*- indicates 2005 PKAL Roundtable on the Future participant