1. SAILS Update January 11, 2010 by Sarah Thomason

2. www.roanestate.edu/qep

3. Important! Spring 2010 Jan. 11 & 12: QEP Workshops Feb. 2-13: Teaching Styles Assessment Sign up to teach a learning strategy Training opportunities Summer Academy (May)

4. Learning Strategies Read to Understand 1. Generating Questions 2. Graphic Representations Organize for Effectiveness 1.Assignment Calculator 2.?????????? Listen Actively 1.Two-Column Note-Taking 2.??????????

5. QEP Workshops Generating Questions: First Impressions Bruce Fisher, Ben King, Alicia Mitchell Hear firsthand from faculty who have been experimenting with this Read to Understand learning strategy.

6. Graphic Representations: A Picture Clarifies a Thousand Words Karen Brunner and Kristi Roberson-Scott For this Read to Understand strategy, learn how visuals such as concept maps, timelines, and flowcharts can elicit student comprehension of a textual passage.

7. The Assignment Calculator: Time Management for Multi-Step Assignments Robert Benson and Dan Foltz-Gray This Organize for Effectiveness strategy can lead your students to a more successful end result for complex assignments such as research papers and class projects.

8. Two-Column Note-Taking: Making Notes Make Sense Sarah Thomason Find out about a Listen Actively strategy that can help your students take better notes while automatically creating an active review tool.

9. QEP Workshops Today: 11:30-12:15 Generating Questions: Fisher, King, Mitchell Room O-101 Graphic Representations: Brunner, Roberson- Scott Room O-106 The Assignment Calculator: Benson, Foltz-Gray Room O-204 Two-Column Note-Taking: Thomason Room O-217

10. Tomorrow: 12:30-2:00 Same workshops are repeated. Same locations. Pizza/drinks while they last.

11. Minimum Numbers Needed Four sections for each gateway course: Developmental Reading Developmental Writing Intermediate Algebra Composition I College Algebra Human Anatomy & Physiology I

12. Minimum Numbers Needed Non-Gateway Classes Seven Courses

13. Where are you going today? 11:30-12:15 Generating Questions: Fisher, King, Mitchell Room O-101 Graphic Representations: Brunner, Roberson- Scott Room O-106 The Assignment Calculator: Benson, Foltz-Gray Room O-204 Two-Column Note-Taking: Thomason Room O-217