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Optional
Field Tour & Programs
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Join us on Thursday for one of several
educationally rewarding and
professionally
refreshing
teaching and learning opportunities.
One full-day
tour to
investigate "free
choice" and
other forms of non-formal education will be offered. There
is also an in-class
program being offered by faculty
from the OSU Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL).
Sign up for one of
these programs on our on-line registration.
1.
Natural Resource Education Tour & Winery Lunch
(Half-day
Trip)
The Willamette Valley in which Corvallis
is situated has an abundance of wintering shorebirds, waterfowl,
and wildlife scattered among boutique wineries and beautiful
scenery. This tour will begin with wildlife viewing at the
Bellfountain Wetland Mitigation Bank, Finley Wildlife Refuge,
and Tyee
Winery. It will include discussion on mitigation banking
and compensatory credits, refuges as educational resources,
and sustainable farm partnerships. A morning break of coffee
and pastries and a lunch will be provided by Gathering Together
Farm, a local certified organic vegetable and fruit farm.
Lunch will be served at Tyee Vineyards and will include wine
and wine tasting. Tyee
Vineyards has received a Private Landowner Stewardship
award from the Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society
for their
innovative stewardship practices.
The Coast Range of western Oregon has
been long recognized as one of the most important forest
and timber producing areas in North America. Ownership of
these forestlands includes a mix of large corporations, family-
owned forests, and state and federal agencies. The topography
of the area intergrades from low elevation farmlands to the
foothill oak woodlands, and up into the Douglas-fir, western
hemlock and noble fir zones of higher elevations.
After lunch the
tour will continue to low elevation Douglas-fir forest to
discuss community outreach, education, and public involvement
in community forest management. We'll end the day by stopping
by an old-forest stand on Marys
Peak, the tallest mountain in Oregon’s
Coast range (elev. 4,000'). You will be brought back
to Corvallis in time for a wine and appetizer reception
for all conference
participants.
Time: 10am – 4:00pm
Cost: $20 per person
Bring: Binoculars, rain gear, waterproof shoes and warm
layered clothing.
2.
Oregon Coast Environmental Education Tour and Brewery Lunch
(Full-day
Trip)
This trip has been cancelled.
3.
Are Your Students Learning? Developing an Effective Assessment
Plan for Your Class
This
practical workshop will give faculty an opportunity to:
- identify
their own learning outcomes,
- share ideas about their
own successes in assessing student learning, and
- create an
effective assessment plan.
Dr. Peter Saunders, Director
of OSU’s Center for Teaching
and Learning, will introduce key concepts
that distinguish assessment from evaluation and provide
an overview of Angelo
and Cross’ book Classroom
Assessment Techniques: A Handbook
for College Teachers.
Attendees
will be introduced to the web resource Field-Tested
Learning
Assessment Guide (Flag)
and learn how to create
their own assessment plans for
each class. Participants are encouraged
to bring course
outcomes and sample
assessment
instruments from their own classes.
Please
feel free to explore OSU’s Center
for Teaching and Learning’s resources.
Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Location: CH2M Hill
Alumni Center
Cost: free; refreshments provided
Bring: outcomes and assessment
procedures for one course (optional)
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