Faculty Learning Community Activities
The Department of Social Sciences at USP has, since its inception,
been involved in learning-centered teaching (student centered learning).
The nature of the knowledge base in this academic domain lends itself
to student self-discovery,self-assessment, and direct interaction
with teachers. Students are directly involved in knowledge base
discovery, actively engaged in experiential learning and skills
application.
Listed below are a few examples of such activities (some of which
may be found in the Teaching and Learning Center's www.usip.edu/teaching
- "Interteach" learn by teaching; students within a course teach
fellow students- Dr. Lambert
- Individualized student "Behavior Modification" projects, self
monitored and fellow student monitored- Dr. Lambert, Dr. Ditunno, P. Sanborn
- "Hands-on" survey innovation and implementation by students- Dr.
Hogan, Dr. Ditunno
- "Psychological Analysis" of "teen" music-students gathered
music which illustrated a topic in class (glorification of teen
violence, sex, etc. used to supplement topic discussion)- Dr.
Flannery-Schroder
- "Data Comparisons"- data from self administered questionnaires
interpreted and compared to data reported as published patient data- Dr. Ditunno
- "Autobiographical Memory Project"- students keep journals and
analyze recall of detailed information- Dr. Ditunno
- "Hands-on" experiential learning utilizing laboratory based research:
perception, learning, memory, creativity, sleep deprivation, subliminal influence,
etc.- Dr. Moelter, Dr. Flannery-Schroeder, Dr. Ditunno, Dr. Lambert
- "Buddy Critique" having graduate students pair with undergraduates
in learning assessment skills- Dr. Moelter
- "Patient Counseling"- "role playing" communication
skills- Professor Leibowitz
- Anthropological Study of chat rooms-analyze similarities and
differences of face-to-face communication with computer mediated
communication- Professor Leibowitz
- "Video" self-assessment of communication and clinical
skills- Professor Leibowitz
- Service Learning at off-campus organizational sites-with class
discussion and critical feedback- Dr. Ruane, Dr. Hogan
- Small group reflection on cultural diversity- Dr. Hogan
- In-class self-reflection: pairs of students interview each other regarding
field visits- exploring expectancy/experience dissonance- Dr. Hogan
- Community out-reach participation with student attitudinal feedback as well
as community health site feedback- Dr. Hogan
Last updated on: February 25, 2005
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