DAY 1:
March 30: 4 – 5PM (3015 BIF)

• Introductions
• Agreements on Meeting dates and Responsibilities
• Discussion
  • Preface of Minds Online
  • “Educating Minds Online” (The Chronicle)
  • Jesse Stummel thoughts on Critical Digital Pedagogy

DAY 2:

April 6: Chapters 1 and 2   |  3.45 – 5PM (3015 BIF)

• Tracking Online Education in the US
  • (Report)
  • (Infographic)
  • (Interactive Site)

DAY 3

April 13: Chapter 2 |  3.45 – 5PM (3015 BIF)

• Online learning: Does it work?
  Moderator: Kostas Yfantis
  
• Conflicted: Faculty and Online Education, 2012 (Inside Higher Ed Article)
• Conflicted: Faculty and Online Education Report.

DAY 4

April 20: Chapter 3 |  3.45 – 5PM (3015 BIF)
Moderator: Rich Furr

Chapter 3 : The Psychology of Computing

• Article:
  • Is Google making students stupid?
  • Does Multitasking Impair Studying? Depends on Timing

April 27:

Chapter 4 and 5 |  3.30- 5:15PM (3056 BIF)
Moderators: Ava Wolf & Jihnee Choo

Other readings:

• Report on anti-distraction tools to keep online students on track
• Color changing card tricks

JInhee’s summary of Ch 5: ReadingGroupDiscussion: Memory

Attention: Why can’t students just pay attention?

DAY 6

May 4:

Chapters 6: THINKING  | Moderated by Ava Wolf, Katie Labore, and team.

• How people learn: Brain, mind, experience and school
• The role of questions in teaching, thinking and learning

DAY 7:

May 11: Chapter 7   | 3.45 – 5PM (3015 BIF)

• Moderators CH 7: Jim Witte & Scott Cimarusti
• Other readings:
  • Visual Learners Convert Words To Pictures In The Brain
  • When graphics improve liking but not learning from online lessons

Day 8:

May 18:  Ch 8 and Conclusions | 3.45 – 5PM (2038 BIF)
Moderator CH 8: Crystal Scheu

• Simulations, Games and Learning
• The Murky Middle: Student’s Engagement in Higher Education

If you are interested in participating, please contact Norma I. Scagnoli (scagnoli@illinois.edu) for more information.