Connected Science: Strategies for Integrative Learning in College

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179 aaaS (american association for the advancement of Science), 5 aaC&U (association of american Colleges and Universities), 3, 15, 32, 73, 118, 120, 145, 163 ability-action gap, 67–68, 71, 72, 74 academic pathways, 42 academic rigor, 4, 7, 51, 53–54, 147, 172 accreditation, 41 acid rain module, 21 active learning (classroom engagement): biology case studies, 92, 98; Bloom’s taxonomy and, 156; challenges to, 18; climate change case study, 155; creativity and, 15–16; geological field work case study, 123; intellectual development and, 97; internet and, 132; research on teaching and learning and, 24; SenSer and, 20. See also electronic portfolios; learning communities (lCs) adaptive expertise, 17, 23, 145, 146, 157 administration, institutional, 172 affective learning, x, 32, 36–37, 38, 63, 134 ages of students, 101–102 aikenhead, glen, 68 algebra, college level, 54 alienation, 68 alley, r.B., 143, 147, 151 alzheimer’s disease, 31, 35t american association for the advancement of Science (aaaS), 5 american Chemical Society, 22 analogical thinking, ix, 145, 152, 156t, 157 antidepressant drugs example, 167 appalachian Staple food Collaborative, 43–44 apprenticeships, 38 arab Spring, 132 The Art of Changing the Brain (Zull), 37 assessment (evaluation): biology case study and, 92, 94–96; ChemConnections and, 21, 22; engagement and, 162; engineering case study and, 44; exams and, 95; feedback and, 71; flexible, 135; geological field work case study and, 63; greener campus project, 108; human Biology program and, 166; partnerships and, 168; peers and, 95; role of, 7–9; self-, 7, 41, 72, 119; seminars in the field and, 61; student-centered strategies, of, 120; teacher, 112, 170; teacher training and, 82; writing assignments, 23–24, 103–104, 105t–106t, 112–113. See also evidence of integrative learning; feedback ; grades; performance reviews assignments. See grades; writing assignments association of american Colleges and Universities (aaC&U), 3, 15, 32, 73, 118, 120, 145, 163 attitudes, student, 22, 48, 63, 67 australian academy of Science, 81 australian teacher education, 79–88 authority-centered thinking, 167 authority in the classroom, 135 automobile pollution, 21 autonomy, student, 63, 64. See also self-direction and self-definition backgrounds, student, 23. See also beliefs, personal; prior knowledge Barkley, elizabeth, 32 barriers to integrative learning. See challenges to integrative learning basic knowledge, 91–92 Baxter Magolda, Marcia, 145, 146, 163, 165–166 Beichner, r.J., 91 Belenky, Mary and colleagues, 145 beliefs, personal: climate change case studies, 144, 146, 148–149, 152–153; data and, ix; global warming case study and, 56–58; research on, 24, 146; “threshold concepts” and, 70–71. See also backgrounds , student; common knowledge; prior knowledge; values, personal Bengis, Steve, 107–108 Big ideas, 83 biochemistry case studies, x, 1–2, 2–3, 31–38n1, 122 biology case studies, x, xi, 4, 6, 10, 31–32, 89–98, 132, 160–172. See also genomics research project; microbiology case study Black, paul, 72 blogs, 129, 132–133 index Note: an italic “t” following a page number indicates a table; an italic “n” indicates an endnote. 180 | Index Bloom, Benjamin, 19, 63, 91–92, 156t Bok, derek, 32 “border crossings,” 68–69 Boyer, ernest, 168 Bransford, John, 17, 24 breaking news, 132–133 breakthrough thinking, 69, 71 Breeze, 95 Brooker, robert, 10, 177 Bryson, Bill, 113 budgets, 44, 172 Burke, Mike, 9, 127, 177 business case studies, 41, 49t, 102, 107 Calgary, alberta, 133 California history case study, 128 campus-based preparation, 64 campus support, 136, 161–162, 168, 170, 171–172 Camtasia, 95 cancer and the environment, 35t capstone courses; defined, 42–43; engineering design , x, 40–51, 124; e-portfolios and, 165; global trends case study, 122; success of, 50–51, 119; traditional courses and, 121 carbon dioxide, 55–56, 65, 114–115, 152 cargo tricycle, 51 Carleton College, 117–118, 125, 131, 135, 144, 147, 148, 149, 151, 155, 158 Carl Wieman Science education initiative, 135 Carnegie academy for the Scholarship of teaching and learning (CaStl), xi, 40 Carnegie foundation for the advancement of teaching, 15, 37, 73, 84, 118, 145, 158 Carnegie Scholars, 16, 34, 118 The Case for Quantitative Literacy, 53–54 case studies overviews, 9–11, 25–26 CaStl (Carnegie academy for the Scholarship of teaching and learning), xi, 40 Catalyst project, 135 CBl (community-based learning), 104, 107–109, 115, 125, 165t Centers for disease Control and prevention, 37 Challenger disaster, 132 challenges (barriers) to integrative learning: collaboration and, 136; content and, 97, 172; course design and, 31, 34–35, 97, 172; disciplinary hegemony and, 172; indiana University and, 161; stretching...