I am pleased and proud to report that one of our Environmental Studies students is in Copenhagen representing the environmental organization, 350.org. Her name is Sara Camp, and she has agreed to send back reports on her experiences at the Climate Change Conference and Summit in the Danish capital to the SFSU campus community. We, in BSS, are delighted to be able to host and post her reports on our webpage. So please check the webpage every day for the latest in Sara's daily reports on the goings on in Copenhagen and this important conference for the Earth's environment and humanity.

This first message introduces both Sara and the organization 350.org that she is representing at the Conference.

If you have comments about these reports, please send them to me, Joel Kassiola, Dean of BSS College at: kassiola@sfsu.edu.

I hope you find Sara's reports informative and useful.

All the best in ending the fall semester and having a glorious holiday season.

Joel J. Kassiola
Dean
BSS College

BSS Faculty Research and Teaching Series

Teaching Large Classes in the Current Budget Crisis: Addressing Diverse Student Needs

Thursday, Nov. 19th 1:30-3:00pm HSS 361

As part of the BSS Initiative "Overcoming Barriers to Faculty Communication and Collaboration" the Dean's Office has added a new component on teaching to the annual BSS Faculty Research Series. The budget crisis has created larger classes and a greater diversity among enrolled students. How can we amidst this crisis create the best possible learning environment for our students?

Speakers:

• Anoshua Chaudhuri (Economics)
• Christopher Carrington (Sociology and Human Sexuality Studies)
• Margaret Lynch (Psychology)

Topics to be discussed include pedagogic practices to:

• organize and handle logistics
• present course materials to different types of students
• increase classroom interaction and participation
• communicate with students
• assign homework
• evaluate student work
• create out-of-class activities
• give real time feedback

Curriculum resources will be provided.

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