How People Learn:
A Cognitive Science Perspective
A workshop for Graduate Students, Post-docs, and Faculty
Interested in evidence-based pedagogy?
Dr. Dedre Gentner
Northwestern
University
School of Education
and Social Policy,
Department of
Psychology
http://groups.psych.northwestern.edu/gentner
Dr. Art Graesser
The University
of Memphis
Department of
Psychology
http://www.memphis.edu/psychology/people
/faculty/graesser.php
A panel of nationally known experts in
cognitive science will discuss what
current basic research in learning and
memory can contribute to classroom
instruction. The panelists will be asked
to evaluate, from the perspective of
their disciplines, popular views about
best classroom practices and optimal
delivery of college level instruction.
April 4, 2014
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
103 Erickson Hall Kiva
Dr. Lindsey Richland
The University of
Chicago
Department of
Comparative Human
Development
http://humdev.uchicago.edu/directory
/lindsey-richland
Dr. Roddy Roediger
Washington University
in St. Louis
Department of
Psychology
http://psychweb.wustl.edu/roediger
MSU Discussants: Kevin Ford, Department of Psychology; Tammy Long, Department of Plant Biology; Kelly Mix, College of Education
Moderator: Erik Altmann, Department of Psychology
Registration begins on 2/17/14. Sign up at: http://grad.msu.edu/workshops. You will receive an e-mail confirmation if a seat is available.
This workshop counts towards the Certification in College Teaching for the Competence Area of Adults as Learners.
Sponsored by the Center for Academic and Future Faculty Excellence (CAFFE) of Michigan State University