Learning Innovations Golden Apple Grant Recipients
Spring 2002-2 through Summer B 2002-4
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The
Martha Graham Project: An Introduction to the
Artistic Genius of Martha Graham through Lectures, Demonstrations,
Videos, Workshops and Performances presented by members
of the Martha Graham Company and former company member,
Peter London. |
GRANT RECIPIENTS:
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Diane E. Brownholtz,
Arts & Philosophy, Wolfson Campus
dbrownho@mdc.edu
Peter London, NWSA Dance Division, Wolfson Campus
plondon@mdc.edu
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ABSTRACT:
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The purpose of this project is
to provide a unique opportunity to explore the artistic genius
of Martha Graham by presenting her theories of self and the
arts through the disciplines of dance, theater, music and
the visuals arts to approximately 1500 Miami-Dade Community
College, New World School of the Arts students and faculty,
and the entire Miami dance community, and 12th grade students
from feeder high schools. This project will be conducted
through videos, lecture demonstrations, discussion sessions,
workshops, and, ultimately, performances of Graham masterpieces
by the artists in residence from the Martha Graham Company
March 17-23rd, 2003, at New World School of the Arts and
Miami-Dade Community College, Wolfson Campus. Distinguished
artists and guests from the Miami Arts community will be
invited to these performances. The learning objectives of
this project will benefit the entire arts community of the
city of Miami. |
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Creation of a Nigerian
Ethnographic Film and the Module for an Interdisciplinary
Studio Class |
GRANT RECIPIENTS:
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Marilyn
Gottlieb-Roberts, Arts & Philosophy, Wolfson Campus
mgottlie@mdc.edu
Michael Hettich, English & Communications, Wolfson Campus
mhettich@mdc.edu
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ABSTRACT:
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In this groundwork phase for the creation of a 4-credit
team-taught studio class in the Department of Art & Philosophy,
resources will be set in place: the M-DCC team travels to
a rural Nigerian village to experience and document the performance
and community integration of Kwagh-hir, a traditional music/dance/puppet
theatre. Development of the remainder of the classes’ module
(including syllabus, Teacher Guide and printed support materials)
is based upon the audio/digital video document’s rough-cut
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Enhancement of
the Virtual Midwifery Practices Program |
GRANT RECIPIENTS:
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Diann
S. Gregory, Nursing, Medical Center Campus
dgregory@mdc.edu
Justine Clegg, Nursing,
Medical Center Campus
jclegg@mdc.edu
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ABSTRACT:
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This is a proposal to write student and faculty manuals
for the Virtual Midwifery Practices Program that is currently
being developed and to add streaming video for 6 of the client
interviews to enhance the program. |
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Just-in-Time course
guides: information literacy for M-DCC |
GRANT RECIPIENTS:
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Laurie
Hime, Library, Kendall Campus
lhime@mdc.edu
Louise Lee, Library, Wolfson Campus
llee@mdc.edu
Erick Dominicis, Library, InterAmerican Campus
edominic@mdc.edu
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ABSTRACT:
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Create a Web based repository of electronic material on
research and all aspects of information literacy. Librarians
and faculty will collaborate to design course guides using
selected material from the database. The course guides will
be dynamic Web pages that execute database queries. The course
guides will allow optimization of the material while targeting
students’ immediate information needs. |
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A Learning Community
for Math Enhancement through Student Life Skills |
GRANT RECIPIENTS:
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Jocelyne
Legrand, Social Sciences Department, Wolfson Campus
jlegrand@mdc.edu
Adriana Matas, Math Department,
Wolfson Campus
amatas@mdc.edu
Bernard Mathon, Math Department, Wolfson Campus
bmathon@mdc.edu
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ABSTRACT:
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This project consists of two learning communities, pairing
Mathematics and Student Life Skills courses, which aim at
student success in math. Both disciplines will emphasize
vocabulary and reading study skills for math problems as
well as math applications in everyday life. Early intervention
will take place based on the results from the College Student
Inventory, which measures retention/attrition proneness.
Students will also receive tutorial and technological support.
In addition, they will participate in the Becoming a Better
Math Learner workshops. |
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Supporting Future
Teacher’s Success through Learning Communities,
Phase 2 |
GRANT RECIPIENTS:
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Judy
Lever-Duffy, CIS/Education, Homestead Campus
jlever@mdc.edu
Linda Burton, Mathematics, Homestead Campus
lburton@mdc.edu
Fred Wolven, Arts Letters/English, Homestead Campus
fwolven@mdc.edu
Jessica Correa, Natural Science, Homestead Campus
jcorrea@mdc.edu
Marlene Groomes, Psychology, Homestead Campus
mgroomes@mdc.edu
Magdalena Lamarre, Social Science, Homestead Campus
mlamarre@mdc.edu
Beverly Tate, Education, Homestead Campus
btate@mdc.edu
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ABSTRACT:
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Phase 1 of the Homestead Campus Education Academy, an education
learning community, created a plan for implementation, a
faculty training program, and a realignment of the first
four courses in the model. Phase 2 will complete the course
realignment, market the Academy to feeder high schools, and
fully implement all academic and administrative phases of
the plan. It will complete the cycle of preparation and development
of the enable Homestead Campus to initiate the Education
Academy in Fall 2003. |
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High Performance
Liquid Chromatography in the Organic Chemistry Laboratory |
GRANT RECIPIENTS:
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Servando
Muñoz, Chemistry, Physics & Earth Science,
Kendall Campus
smunoz@mdc.edu
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ABSTRACT:
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One of the most important goals of the undergraduate organic
laboratory is to teach students to analyze complex mixtures
of closely related chemicals. The proposed work is intended
to develop experiments to conduct analytical separations
using a state-of-the-art Perkin-Elmer Series 200 High Performance
Liquid Chromatograph. Students will learn the basic theory
and practice of high performance liquid chromatography, HPLC,
to conduct qualitative and quantitative analyses with an
emphasis on the practical applications of this methodology. |
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Medical Center
Campus Learning Objects |
GRANT RECIPIENTS:
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Joe
Simnons, Vision Care, Medical Center Campus
rsimmons@mdc.edu
Jerry Brown, Vision Care, Medical Center Campus
Jbrown5@mdc.edu
Martha Bryan, Nursing, Medical Center Campus
mbraun@mdc.edu
Hernan Febres, Radiologic Science, Medical Center Campus
hfebres@mdc.edu
Eleanor Gooddall, Radiologic Science, Medical Center Campus
egoodall@mdc.edu
Lisa Kokx, Rehabilitation Technology, Medical Center Campus
lkokx@mdc.edu
Ken Lee, Rehabilitation Technology, Medical Center Campus
klee@mdc.edu
Linda Lochshin, Nursing, Medical Center Campus
llochshin@mdc.edu
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ABSTRACT:
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The phenomenal growth of the Internet and the World Wide
Web is forever transforming teaching and learning at all
levels of education, in the workplace, and at home. To take
advantage of the opportunities that the Web provides for
teaching and learning, teams of two MCC faculty from four
programs propose to develop four learning objects each for
a total of 16. The 8 faculty members will work in teams of
two and represent four Health Care programs – Vision
Care, Nursing, Rehabilitation Technology, and Radiologic
Sciences.These learning objects will be made available on
the web for classroom instruction, lab assignments, and use
from the student’s home or office. Extending instruction;
increasing learning retention and mastery of learning objectives;
and building a library of sharable learning content are the
primary results that this proposal seeks to enhance both
teaching and learning processes. |
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New Environments for ESL Students |
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Brad Stocker, ESL/Foreign Languages, Kendall Campus
bstocker@mdc.edu
Roy Schwab, ESL Foreign Languages, Kendall Campus
rschwab@mdc.edu |
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This project will develop
new curricula within current state descriptions using environmental
and ecological issues for content for an existing intensive
levels 5/6 program. The courses are the four content areas,
reading writing, speech, and grammar, for the advanced
two levels of ESL. These courses are currently integrated
and team-taught. The new curricula will approach the ecological
and environmental topics from multiple academic perspectives
and will engage all of the requisite ESL skills. |
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Multi Media and
Miami History in the ESL Classroom |
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Steve
Strizver, EAP/ESL, Hialeah Center
sstrizver@mdc.edu
Joseph Wirtel, EAP/ESL, Hialeah Center
jwirtel@mdc.edu
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ABSTRACT:
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The ESL students will receive a CD which is part textbook,
part video and part music based on the theme of Miami History.
The CD will emphasize provocative events in Miami History.
More than that, the CD will combine the learning of Miami
History with the acquisition of the English language. In
this way, the structure and grammar of English will not be
presented in its traditionally isolated mode, but rather
integrated with Miami History. The projects most compelling
feature is that via the CD, the material is presented in
a number of ways. These include a visual component (via actual
news footage), an aural (via related popular music from the
time), and written (via related news articles and conventional
reinforcement exercises). This unique presentation will capture
the students’ attention while allowing those with different
learning styles the chance to succeed. |
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Political Science
Scavenger Hunt-or-How to Navigate Life in a Democratic
Society |
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Elizabeth Trentanelli,
Natural & Social Sciences, InterAmerican Campus
etrantan@mdc.edu |
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The project addresses students’ needs and learning
styles both within the classroom and within the larger society
beyond college. Interdisciplinary materials will be developed
to connect political science instruction and civic education
with academic skills. The project will focus on developing
a portfolio/workbook and completing a web site with guided
assignments; this approach is intended to empower students
to succeed in course content and life. Students will conduct
research analyze materials, and practice writing while learning
about US geography and government, improving critical thinking
skills, and finding resources necessary for life in a democratic
society. |
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Enriched Art Appreciation:
ARH 1000 With Primary Experience/Fieldwork/and Service
Learning Option |
GRANT RECIPIENTS:
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Annette
Zimmerman Wells, Arts & Philosophy, Wolfson Campus
awells@mdc.edu
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ABSTRACT:
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Enriched Art Appreciation is an ARH 1000 course that will
be taught both in the classroom and at The Miami Art Museum
(50/50). This will allow the learners more contact with primary
sources and interaction with art professionals. Participants
will have the option to become a trained volunteer exhibition
tour guide. I hope by integrating ‘real world’ experience
with the regular ARH 1000 curriculum, students will have
a deeper and more personal understanding and appreciation
of the visual arts. |
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