Theory Break

A lecture series in which faculty members talk about different theorists and how their theories can be used by educators to effectively promote and enhance learning. Theory Tuesdays is one more way for educators and students to get together to discuss how educational theory has changed over time. For those students in the Masters and PhD programs, Theory Tuesday is a way to review for comprehensive exams.

Upcoming presentations:

Date/Location

Topic

Presenter

September 11, 2008
5 p.m.
UCOM 3906

Adaptive Hypermedia System for Second Language Teaching and Research at Early Ages.

Graphic design offers a lot of opportunities for making good visual communication software. This presentation addresses the importance of graphic design in learning using SHAIEX, a project of Gexcall 2002, which is an Adaptive Hypermedia System for second language learning which enables us to design and adapt multimedia language material so as to individualize the learning process of learners characteristics, to research on the role played by educational technologies in such a process, and to present effective methodological proposals.

Dr. Eva Ma Dominguez-Gomez,
Visual Arts

November 13, 2008
4 p.m.
UCOM 3901

Authur Chickering: Seven Vectors of Student Development

Ever wonder how college affects student development or how student development affects classroom and campus involvement?
This presentation addresses both issues by examining Arthur Chickering's Seven Vectors of Student Development Theory, which was introduced in 1969, a tumultuous time in American Society, universities and in the lives of college students. With an update in 1993, the theory is still relevant today for college adminstrators and faculty trying to understand the impact that students and universities have on each other.

Dr. Peggy Delmas,
Leadership and Teacher Education