Science Courses Showcase Cross-Disciplinary Course Development

Since the summer of 2007, the University of Maryland has been offering six new “marquee” courses for non-science majors that target contemporary world problems and actively engage students in classes with enrollments over 100. These courses differ from traditional science courses in that they focus on how science attacks contemporary world problems to which we don’t already know the answer. Faculty from three colleges developed the courses: (1) The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences, (2) The College of Chemical and Life Sciences, and (3) The A. James Clark School of Engineering.

In addition to highlighting the six “marquee” courses, the speaker will describe the course development process, some of the novel approaches used in the courses to foster student engagement, and some of the lessons learned from the process of developing and teaching these six courses.

Presenter:

Professor Jordan Goodman, Department of Physics, University of Maryland

Dr. Goodman is a fellow of the American Physical Society, a 1999/2000 University of Maryland Distinguished Scholar Teacher and a winner of the USM Regents award for excellence in teaching and a Kirwan Award winner for teaching excellence. He is also the 2002 Richtmyer Award winner form the American Association of Physics teachers. Jordan Goodman is a professor and the former Chair of Physics Department at the University of Maryland.

To Register, go to: http://www.cetl.gatech.edu/faculty/events/devsem.htm