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Cr eating Wic ked Students WHY WE SHOUL D; HOW WE CAN Pa ul Ha nste dt Ro a no ke Co lle g e @ c urric ula rg e e k A ma n wa lks into a b a r . . . 1 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017

L o uise is g o ing ho me . . . Me a nwhile , in a no t-so -q uie t ne ig hb o rho o d in Cha rlo tte sville , Virg inia . . . 2 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017

Wha t do a ll o f the se ha ve in c o mmo n?  T he o b vio us lo g ic s do n’ t ma ke se nse  T he y re q uire la te ra l thinking , indire c t a ppro a c he s, c re a tivity Wha t DON’ T the y ha ve in c o mmo n?  T he first two a re riddle s  T he third is re a l life 3 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017

Wha t’ s my po int? As o fte n a s no t, the se a re the kinds o f pro b le ms o ur stude nts will fa c e in the ir jo b s a nd live s. Be c a use . . .  Stude nts do n’ t a lwa ys g o into the fie lds the y study  Or g e t the jo b s the y wa nt  Or sta y in the fie lds the y sta rt in  Or sta y in the po sitio ns the y sta rt in 4 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017

Be c a use . . . T he wo rkpla c e is c ha ng ing  Ne w te c hno lo g ie s  Ne w ma rke ts/ ne w c lie nte le  Ne w re g ula tio ns  Ne w c ha lle ng e s And mo st impo rta ntly . . .  E ng a g e d c itize ns a re b a rra g e d b y da ta / info rma tio n/ o pinio ns/ c o mple x pro b le ms da ily . . .  . . . a nd must find wa ys to sift thro ug h this info rma tio n to find so lutio ns tha t e xte nd b e yo nd a ny sing le le sso n the y’ ve e nc o unte re d in a ny sing le c la ss. 5 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017

Wic ke d Pro b le ms  Dyna mic s/ pa ra me te rs a re c o nsta ntly c ha ng ing  Ca usa lity is diffic ult to de te rmine  Re sist e a sy re so lutio n  Da ta is inc o mple te  Da ta is c o ntra dic to ry  T he pro b le ms the mse lve s a re diffic ult to re c o g nize Wic ke d Pro b le ms  Ze ka virus  Crime  E duc a tio n  I SI S  F a ke Ne ws 6 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017

Que stio n: Wha t do e s it ta ke to live in a wic ke d wo rld? Po o r I g na tius . . .  Mind  Bo dy  Spirit  E mo tio ns  Cre a tivity  ? ? ? ? 7 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017

Pe rha ps inste a d:  No t the line wo rke rs . . .  No t the line ma na g e rs . . .  But . . . Wic ke d Stude nts  Ope n to ne w c ha lle ng e s  De lib e ra te a nd tho ug htful  Ab le to dra w fro m multiple a re a s  Ab le to a da pt ide a s/ te c hno lo g ie s to ne w se tting s  Ab le to a sk the rig ht q ue stio ns  No t a fra id to fa il/ a b le to try a g a in 8 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017

Wha t do e s it ta ke to c re a te wic ke d stude nts? T he tra ditio na l a nswe r: Co nte nt kno wle dg e + Skills Wha t do e s it ta ke to c re a te wic ke d stude nts? My a nswe r: Co nte nt kno wle dg e + Skills + A se nse o f o ur a b ility to e ng a g e in the me a ning ful q ue stio ns o f the da y 9 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017

Wha t do e s it ta ke to c re a te wic ke d stude nts? My a nswe r: Co nte nt kno wle dg e + Skills + “Autho rity” Wha t I don’t me a n b y “Autho rity”:  Bo ssine ss  Co nfide nc e  Arro g a nc e  E ffic a c y “Autho rity” in this c o nte xt dra ws fro m e xpe rie nc e a nd le a rning —it must b e e arne d . 10 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017

Co nte nt kno wle dg e + Skills + “Autho rity” F urthe r: Autho rity re la te s to “a utho rship”: the c o nstruc tio n o f ne w re a litie s a nd unde rsta nding s o f ho w the wo rld wo rks/ c o uld wo rk. 11 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017

Co nte nt kno wle dg e + Skills + “Autho rity” A b rie f pa use . . .  Que stio ns?  Cla rific a tio ns?  I de a s? 12 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017

No w . . . Ho w do we c re a te wic ke d stude nts? Hig h I mpa c t Pra c tic e s Ge o rg e K uh  F irst-Ye a r Se mina rs  Study Ab ro a d  Unde rg ra dua te Re se a rc h  Co lla b o ra tive Assig nme nts  I nte rnships  Ca psto ne s  Co mmunity-Ba se d L e a rning 13 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017

But wha t a b o ut in “o rdina ry” c la sse s? Ra ndy Ba ss: HI Ps wo rk b e c a use , a mo ng o the r thing s, the y:  Offe r the o ppo rtunity to inte g ra te , synthe size , a nd ma ke me a ning  T he y a sk stude nts to ma ke judg me nts in the midst o f unc e rta inty 14 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017

Oka y the n . . . Wha te ve r we de ve lo p in o ur c la sse s sho uld a sk stude nts to :  I nte g ra te  Synthe size  Ma ke me a ning  Ma ke judg e me nts/ dra w c o nc lusio ns  Pa rtic ula rly in c o nte xts o f unc e rta inty T hre e Are a s  Pro je c ts/ Pa pe rs  E xa ms  Da y-to -da y pe da g o g ie s 15 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017

Pro je c ts/ Pa pe rs A to pic disc usse d b y e xpe rts in the fie ld A pro fe sso r with unlimite d A stude nt e xpe rtise with (a nd a limite d g ra de b o o k) e xpe rtise Sub je c t Pro fe sso r Stude nt 16 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017

Sub je c t Stude nt “Uninfo rme d” Audie nc e Biology :“Emerging Infectious Diseases” (K. Curran) Create an informational pamphlet on an emerging infectious disease, pitched to PTO parents. Include causative agent and vector, threat to local population, and possible measures to reduce risk. 17 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017

Ma rine Bio lo g y: Yo u a re o n a n e nviro nme nta l po lic y b o a rd lo o king a t the issue o f la nd re c la ma tio n in Vic to ria Ha rb o r. Yo u a re the so le ma rine b io lo g ist o n the b o a rd. Yo ur jo b is to ma ke a re c o mme nda tio n with re g a rd to the impa c t o n ma rine life . Wha t po te ntia l ha za rds do yo u se e ? Ho w mig ht yo u e xpla in tho se ha za rds in a c a re fully re se a rc he d wa y? Po e try (L ite ra ture ) Yo ur ma jo r fa c ulty is re vising its c urric ulum. Pro vide a ra tio na le fo r the inc lusio n o f a lite ra ture c o urse in this c urric ulum, c iting a nd c a re fully a na lyzing thre e pa rtic ula r po e ms. 18 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017

And wha t a b o ut. . . ?  Po ste rs  Ora l Pre se nta tio ns  Po ssib le a udie nc e s?  Po ssib le a udie nc e s?  Po ssib le purpo se s?  Po ssib le purpo se s?  Qua ntita tive Pro je c ts  We b site s  Po ssib le a udie nc e s?  Po ssib le a udie nc e s?  Po ssib le purpo se s?  Po ssib le purpo se s? Or Ble nde d a ssig nme nts . . . First Year Seminar on Travel Literature:  In groups, develop a 3‐7 minute YouTube video for students about to study abroad, providing tips for a successful year.  The film must demonstrate complexity of thought about international and intercultural experiences and their relation to learning and personal development  Must include list of sources 19 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017

Ble nde d a ssig nme nts (prt. 2)  In dividually, write a carefully researched rationale. This should include:  A clear thesis that unifies all of the tips you include in your film  An argument for EACH of the tips you included. What research and/or class reading caused you to design this tip?  A close and careful analysis of both your in‐class and your researched sources  A bibliography E xa ms  Ce rta inly it’ s e sse ntia l tha t o ur e xa ms te st b o th c o nte nt kno wle dg e a nd skill le ve ls . . .  But isn’ t the re a lso ro o m to te st inte g ra tio n, synthe sis, a nd me a ning ma king , in c o nte xts o f unc e rta inty?  . . . pa rtic ula rly a s the se mo re c ha lle ng ing ta sks c a rry within the m b a sic kno wle dg e a nd skills? 20 of 26 Paul Hanstedt - " Creating Wicked Students" May 18, 2017