- On Friday, November 11, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m., the committee will hold its annual
meeting. Please consult the
full conference program for the location. The agenda will include
o
General introductions
o
Discussion of a themed session entitled “Authentic
Applications” for the Jacksonville 2012 AMATYC Conference. (If you will not be in Austin but would
like to be part of this presentation next year, contact the committee
chair as listed below.)
o Grant
possibility NSF/TUES: Focal point
would be creating a collection of authentic performance tasks that model
what is required in various fields of the workplace. Resulting performance tasks would
require students to assemble information, use the appropriate tools, and
then make and justify a conclusion.
If this is deemed of interest, a grant P.I. will be needed!
o Other
items of interest
·
From 2:30 until 3:20
on Saturday, November 12, the committee is holding a sharing session entitled
“Making it Real” (S176 on the program).
Nan Jackson and Lasse Savola will be co-presenting, so please attend and
invite others as well.
Upcoming Events and Onward to Jacksonville
·
The committee is still looking to sponsor
some webinars during 2011, as long as AMATYC continues to offer them. Suggestions or webinar presenters
should be forwarded to the committee chair as listed below.
·
As mentioned above, we would like to offer
a Themed Session in Jacksonville.
Six presenters are needed, each of whom would be expected to offer
a 15 minute presentation as part of the event. I you are interested,
please contact the chairperson as listed below.
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