Pedagogy
an investigation into
Teaching Methodologies and Evaluation
supporting the activities of the
Webworks Laboratory
Focusing on Education
The objective of the Webworks Laboratory is the production of effective educational
resources for the web. Thus, key and ongoing thrusts of the laboratory are in
| the acquisition of expertise in learning theory and its application to web-based
educational resources; and
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| strategies and instruments for evaluating educational resources developed for the
web.
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Realizing the Objectives
The Webworks team has embarked on various activities to realize this aspect of the
Webworks mission.
| Webworks Seminar.
The Webworks team has a weekly
seminar focusing on various aspects of learning theory and evaluation techniques.
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| Faculty mentoring. Webworks
director Rocky Ross has joined a University initiative known as the "Teaching and
Learning at MSU Project" which is embodied in the Big Sky Institute on campus to aid new faculty in
their transition to becoming teachers. Funded by the National Science Foundation,
this project teams a senior faculty member with a new faculty member and a student in
exploring ways of increasing teaching and learning effectiveness in the classroom.
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| Networking.
As a result of contacts made during past projects, involvement in the Big Sky
Institute, and invitations to speakers given as part of the Webworks seminar, the Webworks
team is developing collaborations with faculty members from around campus whose expertise
is in educational assessment and learning.
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