Motivating and Engaging Students in the Classroom: Advancing the Understanding and Application of How Students Learn

This session demonstrated common aspects of all learning, and how to use those concepts to motivate and engage students as they acquire new skills and knowledge. Included were how to rethink some current educational trends with an emphasis on what aspects of these trends will likely hold up, and which trends are likely to falter. After watching the video, you will be able to: 1. Describe the current understanding of the effectiveness of lectures relative to active learning 2. Explain the critical aspects of a Flipped Classroom approach 3. Apply at least one new teaching strategy to better engage students in the classroom Presentation: 1:28:2

The New Science of Learning: Strategies and Applications Designed to Facilitate Student Learning

This session focused on the major points of the book New Science of Learning (co-authored with Terry Doyle) with attendees working through some ways to apply these concepts in just about any class. After watching the video, you will be able to: 1. Explain how at least three physiological mechanisms impact learning 2. Include information about growth mindedness into any classroom 3. Encourage students to develop a better understanding of their own learning Presentation: 57:2