1. CPS Brown Bag Discussion
Striving Towards Teaching Excellence with the Classroom Performance System
CPS Brown Bag Discussion

2. Opening Remarks Judy Ashcroft, Assoc Vice President,
Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment

3. Agenda Definition / examples of teaching excellence
Examples of questions & activities that promote active learning
How technology can help: Technology Consoles & CPS
Status of CPS project at UT
CPS status on other campuses & supporting research

4. Electronic response systems like CPS can enhance teaching excellence.
A. Definitely Agree
B. Agree
C. Neutral
D. Disagree
E. Definitely Disagree

5. Defining teaching excellence and the role of the Classroom Performance System (CPS)
Marilla Sviniki
Center for Teaching Effectiveness

6. Standardized technology classrooms on the UT campus
Kurt Bartelmehs
College of Natural Sciences

7. UT Austin's implementation of CPS: Past, Present and Future.
Charles Chiu and Art Woods
College of Natural Sciences

8. Library assistance and use of CPS
Susan Ardis
College of Engineering Library

9. CPS at the College of Engineering
Kathy Schmidt
Faculty Innovation Center

10. CPS Use Elswhere Which campuses Current research Marty Abrahamson
ICC/eInstruction

11. Electronic response systems like CPS can enhance teaching excellence.
A. Definitely Agree
B. Agree
C. Neutral
D. Disagree
E. Definitely Disagree

12. Orientation Sessions for instructors & TAs who will use cps this semester
 Instructor: Please attend one of the orientation sessions with your TA since we will be using a new release. At least one of you should be there. For details see Bulletin-item6 linked to
Orientation session time and place:
Friday, August 22 1:00 -2:30. Pai 2.48
Monday, August 25, 1:00-2:30. Pai 4.42

13. Advanced CPS Workshop August 19, 2003 3:00 - 5:00pm
Located at the CIT Lab in GSB 2.130
August 20, : :00am
Starting at the CIT Lab, then moving to RLM at 11:00am.
Coffee and Bagels will be provided!