POGIL is a teaching strategy where students evaluate information in a group and through guided questions discover course content themselves, rather than simply being told facts. This approach has been shown to promote the ability to think analytically and work effectively as part of a team. It is based on research indicating that teaching by telling does not work for many students and that students are part of an interactive community are more likely to be successful. Knowledge is personal and students enjoy themselves more and develop greater ownership over the material when they are given an opportunity to construct their own understanding. To learn more about POGIL visit www.pogil.org.
Worcester State College will host a free one-day
interactive Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning
(POGIL) Workshop on Saturday, April 12, 2008, from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m., in Sullivan Academic Center, Room
310, 486 Chandler Street, Worcester. Although this
workshop is geared towards college level chemistry
instructors, instructors at the high school level as
well as physics instructors (high school and
college) are encouraged to attend. Enrollment is
limited and pre-registration is required by visiting
http://www.pogil.org/events/WSC.php.
Lunch and refreshments as well as a
certificate for completing the workshop will be
provided to all participants.