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CTE Course Portfolios (Gallery)

Faculty member Lisa Friis These electronic portfolios will help you discover what KU faculty members are doing in their classes and, perhaps more importantly, what their students are learning.

Making Learning Visible
Creating Teachable Moments in a Large Research Class Paul Atchley Psychology	From Recitation to Group Dynamics: Transforming a Civil Engineering Course Caroline Bennett Civil Engineering	Preparing Music Educators to Work with Special Needs Students Cindy Colwell Music and Dance
Helping Students Think Like an Academic Scholar of Religious Studies Serguei Dolgopolskii Religious Studies	Making Biomaterial Development Real to Students Elizabeth Friis Mechanical Engineering	The Evolution of a Term Project: Iterative Course Redesign to Enhance Student Learning Andrea Greenhoot Psychology
Encouraging Undergraduate Music Education Students to Read Professional Literature Debra Hedden Music and Dance	Moving Toward Expertise: Helping Students Become Effective Site Planners Bonnie Johnson Urban Planning	Inspiring Meaningful Reflection in Preservice Teachers Susan King Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences
Enhancing Students’ Professional Competencies in Urban Policy & Management Kelly LeRoux Public Administration	Transitioning from Lecture to Group Problem-Solving Activities Michael Murray Physics	Developing Evaluation Criteria for Quality Student Work Jorge Perez Spanish and Portuguese
Engaging Students in Research Methods Dena Register Music Education & Music Therapy	Thinking About the Process of Scientific Inquiry Jen Roberts Geology	Re-envisioning Teaching Graduate Seminars Anton Rosenthal History
Creating a Virtual Museum of African Art Gitti Salami Art History	Facilitating Participation and Relevancy in a Content Literacy Course Donita Massengill Shaw Curriculum and Teaching	Incorporating Public Speaking into a Senior-Level Engineering Course Steve Schrock Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
Using Evidence-Based Principles in Clinical Practice Holly Storkel Speech-Language-Hearing	Integrating Primary Scientific Literature into a Graduate Course on Environmental Engineering Belinda Sturm Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering	Bridging Theory and Practice in the Athlectic Training Classroom Phill Vardiman Health, Sport and Exercise Science
Improving Students' Understanding & Appreciation of Spanish Culture Margot Versteeg Spanish and Portuguese	Building Writing Skills, Critical Thinking and Teamwork through Technology and Revision Megan Williams American Studies	Using an Online Tool to Better Prepare Students for Class Feirong Yuan Management

Department Analysis of Learning
Closing the Loop: Identifying Program Goals, Assessing Learning Outcomes, and Re-Examining Practices Intercampus Program in Communicative Disorders	Reevaluating Undergraduate Learning in Art History John Pultz & Amy McNair	Combining Live Performance and Traditional Assessments to Document Learning School of Pharmacy
Enhancing Student Learning in Math Classes Estela Gavosto

Ethics Education in Science and Engineering EESE
Integrating Ethics Into Graduate and Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Courses Lisa Friis Mechanical Engineering	Integrating Ethics into a Chemistry-Based Environmental Science Course Dan Higgins Chemistry, KSU	Blending Codes: Ethics Education and the Energy Code Julia Keen Architectural Engineering & Construction Sci., KSU
Applying Ethical Approaches to Evidence Based Psychotherapy Jennifer Lundgren Psychology, UMKC	Using Groups for Ethics Education in Engineering Ruth Douglas Miller Electrical & Computer Engineering, KSU	Incorporating Ethics into Nuclear Physics Michael Murray Physics
Introducing Ethics to Geography Graduate Students Using Various Instructional Materials Terry A. Slocum Geography	Teaching an Online Ethics Course to Civil Engineering Students Steve Starrett Civil Engineering, KSU	Introducing Ethics to First-year Graduate Students in an Agricultural Engineering Seminar Jim Steichen Biological and Agricultural Engineering, KSU
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No 0629443. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Increasing Learning Through Writing
Writing as a Primary Means for Learning Ruth Ann Atchley Psychology	Sequential Development of Writing Skills Richard Hale Aerospace Engineering	Collaborative Compositions Link Students in Comparative Politics Classes Erik Herron Political Science
Student Portfolios as Object and Process Ray Davis & Ray Hummert Public Administration	Scaffolding Writing Assignments to Engage Graduate Students Judy Postmus Social Welfare

Community-Engaged Learning
Using Research Skills to Meet Community Needs Raquel Alexander Accounting and Information Systems	Drawing Parallels Between Aesthetic Experience and Life Experience Danny Anderson Spanish and Portuguese	Energizing Philosophy Through Service: Service Learning in a Feminism and Philosophy Course Ann Cudd Philosophy/Women's Studies
Identity and Difference in Literature and Life: Enhancing Textual Study with Service Learning Cheryl Lester American Studies	Connecting Historical Issues to Contemporary Problems with Service-Learning Kim Warren History	Understanding International Political Systems Through Service-Learning Fiona Yap Political Science

First Steps in Documenting Teaching and Learning
Testing for Deep Understanding Ben Eggleston Philosophy

CTE Course Portfolios (Gallery)

Making Learning Visible

Department Analysis of Learning

Ethics Education in Science and Engineering EESE

Increasing Learning Through Writing

Community-Engaged Learning

First Steps in Documenting Teaching and Learning