Use of SCALE-UP Teaching Approach on the Rise at CU
Faculty Directions, Fall 2005

Fall 2005, Clemson University will have three classrooms designed for SCALE-UP (Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment Undergraduate Programs). Both 200 Holtzendorff (seating capacity of 72) and 120 Sirrine (seating capacity of 39) were ready fall 2004. General engineering and mathematical sciences courses were taught in the Holtzendorff room fall 2004 and spring 2005; business management courses were taught in 120 Sirrine. This fall 205 M Martin (seating capacity of 36) will be ready for SCALE-UP courses in mathematical sciences. Renovating additional rooms to meet the SCALE-UP design are in the planning stages, a reflection of Clemson faculty members' interest in SCALE-UP.

In this issue of Faculty Directions are articles on the use of the SCALE-UP approach by Profs. Matt Ohland and Beth Stephan in general engineering and by Prof. Bill Moss in mathematical sciences. Moss presented his experience at the Spring 2005 Laptop Pedagogy Symposium, which was held in 200 Holtzendorff. Those in attendance appreciated seeing the set up of the room, a demonstration of the Sympodium, and how instructors work with students in this new teaching environment at Clemson University.

Clemson's business management faculty began their exploration of teaching in the SCALE-UP environment last year in 120 Sirrine, and I will teach a SCALE-UP contemporary literature course in that room this fall. As you'll read in the articles by Profs. Ohland and Stephan, additional engineering faculty (Sherrill Biggers in Mechanical Engineering and Scott Schiff in Civil Engineering) are also preparing to use the SCALE-UP approach.

We will continue to have presentations/workshops and to add Faculty Directions articles about SCALE-UP as more disciplines have the opportunity to teach in one of these or forthcoming SCALE-UP classrooms. The Fall 2005 symposium is scheduled for 1:30 -3:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 20, 2005. More information will be announced as the time gets closer.

For more information about SCALE-UP, visit North Carolina State's Web site on SCALE-UP. If you want more information about SCALE-UP at Clemson, you may contact any of the authors of or faculty mentioned in these Faculty Directions articles. Also, several faculty who teach in the SCALE-UP environment have invited other faculty to visit their classes. To register to visit a SCALE-UP class, go to the Laptop Faculty Development Program Web site.