Submit one typed/word-processed copy of "Data Sheet" information from each member of the team and one typed set of answers to "Questions" with letters of support from the team as a whole.
DATA SHEET:
1. Institution
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2. Team member name
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3. Address
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4. E-mail
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5. Telephone and FAX
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6. Title
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7. Department
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8. Rank
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9. Years at current institution
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10. All accommodations are single occupancy; meals will be provided.
Indicate any dietary restrictions or other special needs:
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Please give a brief description (one paragraph) of any previous experience with
interdisciplinary teaching and materials or other curriculum innovation.
QUESTIONS (ATTACH NO MORE THAN TWO PAGES):
1. Institution
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2. Contact person name
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3. Contact person address
___________________________________________________________________________________
4. Contact person phone and FAX numbers
___________________________________________________________________________________
5. Contact person e-mail address
___________________________________________________________________________________
6. What do you expect to do with what you gain from this workshop? Where might you incorporate your workshop materials? For example, a seminar in physics and mathematics; an interdisciplinary unit within a mathematics course; targeted presentations to guide interdisciplinary term projects; a physics and mathematics course in general education; a physics course explicitly involving mathematical principles; other joint, tandem, linked, or team-taught courses.
7. What interdisciplinary materials would you like to work on, from either the announced workshop topics or your own ideas?
8. How does the team expect to collaborate over the next academic year and beyond? Will you offer faculty seminars at your institution or elsewhere?
9. If you have students in these courses preparing to be teachers, how might you make these materials meaningful and useful for them?
10. If you teach students from under-represented groups in physics or mathematics, how may your interdisciplinary teamwork enhance their representation in the disciplines of the workshop?
11. Is there any other information you would like to provide?
12. Attach two supporting letters from deans or department chairs, indicating your institution's commitment to use the materials you develop as a result of this workshop.
Send or fax applications to:
Dr. Tina Straley, Associate Vice President for Scholarship and Graduate Studies
Kennesaw State University
1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591
FAX (770) 499-3620, Telephone (770) 423-6738,
E-mail: tstraley@ksumail.kennesaw.edu
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL APRIL 15, 1999