About the Marquee Courses in Science and Technology
The Marquee Courses in Science and Technology are taught by eminent research faculty from the University of Maryland.
The Marquee Faculty along with Dr. Donna Hamilton, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean for Undergraduate Studies meet regularly as a teaching community to discuss development and teaching of Marquee courses.
The outcomes of the group include
a common set of Learning
Goals and
a Marquee course assessment measure.
Marquee Faculty Presentations
"Campus Report: Developing and Assessing Non-Major STEM Courses for the 21st Century: The Marquee Course Project at the University of Maryland." Spencer Benson. David Hawthorne, Robert Hudson, Ann C. Smith Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities Summer Institute 2008 Santa Clara CA.
"The Marquee courses in science and technology: A signature program of courses in science and technology for non-majors." A. C. Smith, D. B. Hamilton, S. Benson, R.M. Briber, W.W. Dorland, J. Farquhar, J. A. Goodman, D. J. Hawthorne, R. D. Hudson, W. G. Lawson, and S. L. Rolston. Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities Summer Institute 2008 Santa Clara CA.
"Re-thinking Foundation Courses in the Sciences
and Technology." David Hawthorne, Robert Hudson, and Steven Rolston. Reinvention
Center 2008 Conference. Washington D. C.
Awards
The Marquee Project has received a SENCER/NSF Post-Institute
Implementation Awards to continue work on faculty development programs and
workshops.
http://www.sencer.net/Institutes/pdfs/SSI_2008/Award_Summaries_2008.pdf
Articles about the Marquee Courses in Science and Technology
"Teaching on the Edge: How Marquee Courses Offer
a Model for CORE Education" Teaching and Learning News Volume 18 Number
2. Dec. 2008.
http://cte.umd.edu/teaching/newsletter/2008-09/Nov-Dec08.pdf
"Briber Teaches New "Marquee Course"" Newsroom.
A. James Clark School of Engineering.
http://www.eng.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=2455
