Friday, April 5th was our first DOLCE of the spring quarter, this one
featuring talks by Victoria Cross from Psychology and Rob Furrow from
Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology.
Tor Cross spoke on “Encouraging and rewarding attendance and
engagement without coercion.” Those who attend were rewarded by a
witty and substantive talk by Tor Cross, an Associate Professor of
Teaching Psychology. She primarily teaches large enrollment courses on
research methods and data visualization. Her research interests are
instructional policies and classroom activities that promote student
engagement and agency.
Rob Furrow spoke on “Student Engagement and the Multi-Phase
Syllabus.” Furrow is a biology educator focused on evidence-based,
inclusive practices that help his undergraduates build quantitative
skills. He also helps students develop critical thinking, self-efficacy,
and persistence through course-based undergraduate research,
project-based learning, writing, and rubric-based peer evaluation.
Access the Zoom chat from the event.
Selected resources / links shared during the event
Resources shared during Tor Cross’ talk:
Resources shared during Rob Furrow’s talk:
