Faculty Development Seminar 1997-98

Date

Speaker

Title

9-9-97

 

Learning Science and New Pedagogy

10 -9- 97

Angela Ginorio, Ph.D.
U. Washington, Northwest Center for Research on Women

Warming the Climate in Science and Math Departments: Attracting and Retaining a Diversity of Students and Faculty

11-20-97

Scott F. Gilbert, Ph.D. Swathmore College,  Dept. of Biology

Sperm Tales and Great Chains: Introducing Feminist Critiques into Biology Courses

12-2-97

 

Mathematics

1-20-98

 

Feminist Critique of Science

2-10-98

 

Course Development/ Transformation

3-6-98

Bonnie Spanner, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Women's Studies    SUNY, Albany

Women in Science, part of Women's History Month

2-28-98

Cathy Middlecamp, Ph.D.
U Wisconsin-Madison
Dept. of Chemistry

Feminist pedagogy:
Useful strategies for learning chemistry

 


Readings:

September 9, 1997

"Prolegomenon to a New Pedagogy" from the Liberal Art of Science, AAAS

"Learning Science" and "Human Resources" from Project Kaleidoscope's What Works: Building Natural Science Communities

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October 9, 1997

"Warming the climate for Women in Academic Science" by Angela Ginorio

"Toward Inclusionary Methods" and "Conclusion" from Female Friendly Science by Sue Rosser

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November 20, 1997

"The Importance of Feminist Critique for Contemporary Cell Biology" by the Biology and Gender Study Group

"Biology and the Intercultural University" by Scott Gilbert

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December 2, 1997

"Where are the Women?"

"If Everybody Counts Why Do So Few Survive?" by Zalman Usiskin

"Integrating with Integrity: Curriculum, Instruction and Culture in the Mathematics Classroom" by Ellen Davidson and Leslie Kramer

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January 20, 1998

"Is Science Multicultural?  Challenges, Resources, Opportunities, Uncertainties" by Sandra Harding

"The Myth of Neutrality: Race, Sex and Class in Science" by Anne Fausto-Sterling

"Situated Knowledges:  The Science Question in Feminism and the Privilege of Partial Perspective" by Donna Haraway

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February 10, 1998

Group discussions on course transformation.

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April 28, 1998

"What is Feminist Pedagogy? Useful Ideas for Teaching Chemistry" by Catherine Hurt Middlecamp and Banu Subramaniam

"Culturally Inclusive Chemistry" by Catherine Hurt Middlecamp

"Intersections - Difference Matters" in The Chilly Classroom Climate A Guide to Improve the Education of Women published by the National Association for Women in Education