More material on Threshold Concepts

The link is to the resources of the "Embedding Threshold Concepts" project at Staffordshire University. The project is specifically about economics, so it illustrates how TC material varies according to discipline, and also shows how it reaches down to the level of exercises for teaching. Enjoy!

Papers now available for printing

I have now posted Acrobat versions of the two introductory papers on Threshold Concepts for the Study Days, so that they can be printed; printing the web-pages directly leads to the ends of lines being cut off, etc.
I haven't done the "Fitting in" paper; it has an external link in almost every paragraph, so it is intended for use on screen.

For all you PowerPoint fans out there!

Fun presentation of some of the easier shots at PPt; see also http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00001B&topic_id=1&topic=Ask+E%2eT%2e for some of the more interesting ones.

Topic for Interest Groups

This may change, but it does look promising. We have posted several pages to help you get your heads around the notion of "threshold concepts and troublesome knowledge". Please enjoy and feel free to comment.

Study Days and Interest Groups

The site now includes some preliminary information about the Study Days and how the Interest Groups will work.

Dates for Study Days

The dates for the Study Days for the coming academic year can now be confirmed.

They are:

All second-year students, apart from those who have attended a symposium already, of course;

• 17 November
• 19 January 08

All first-year students;

• 1 December
• 10 May 08

They will all take place at the University (Bedford campus), from 10 am to 3 pm.

You will shortly receive forms seeking information for allocation to Interest Groups; please fill them and take them to class for collection and return.

We have adopted a new and interesting format for the Study Days and we look forward to your participation.

Links

Since we now have an open access site, it will be easy to set up a "useful links" page. Please respond with your favourite (relevant) links via the comment facility, and we'll create it.