Events Calendar Spring 2008

Survive and Thrive: Helping Students to Help Each Other
Wednesday, March 13 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Woodside room at Wilson Center, South Campus

A two hour workshop providing insights about creating and managing diverse learning groups in your classes. Join us for discussions about designing, managing and assessing cooperative learning groups in order to assist students to optimum achievement! Share experiences with learning groups and brainstorm strategies for helping students to help each other. Open to all faculty. A Taste of Academic Controversy Wednesday, March 26 1-4:30 p.m. MCCS Boardroom A hands-on four hour workshop presenting and exploring Academic Controversy as a vehicle for fostering critical thinking skills in your classes. Academic Controversy, designed by Roger and David Johnson of the Center for Cooperative Learning, uses the elements of cooperation to stimulate debate and consensus making concerning complex issues, whether traditional or contemporary, found in all subject areas. Open to all faculty. Participants will take part in an academic controversy during this workshop.

A Taste of Academic Controversy
Wednesday, March 26 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
MCCS Boardroom

A hands-on four hour workshop presenting and exploring Academic Controversy as a vehicle for fostering critical thinking skills in your classes. Academic Controversy, designed by Roger and David Johnson of the Center for Cooperative Learning, uses the elements of cooperation to stimulate debate and consensus making concerning complex issues, whether traditional or contemporary, found in all subject areas. Open to all faculty. Participants will take part in an academic controversy during this workshop.

Spring Foundations of Cooperative Learning
Monday May 12 - Thursday May 15, 8-4 p.m.
The Wilson Center, South Campus

Change your teaching forever. Learn concepts and practices of cooperative learning, the original active learning technique.
Features Movies, Singing, Dancing and Drama!
Each day’s breakfast and lunch, as well as the textbook, are provided
Registration Deadline: May 1, 2008

Spring Advanced Cooperative Learning
Monday May 12 - Thursday May 15, Wilson Center, South Campus
8-4 p.m.
The Wilson Center, South Campus

Prerequisite: Foundations of Cooperative Learning
Session runs consecutively with Foundations Seminar

For more information about the SCCL and our workshops and seminars, go to www.fccj.edu/fccu

If you have any trouble with the registration process please contact: FCCU, Sally Nielsen, 646-2339, or Jennifer Stoetzer, 632-3170.