BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Date iCal//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:ĚÇĐÄÔ­´´ BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20161106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendar.110351.field_event_date.0@www.wright.edu DTSTAMP:20260220T021848Z CREATED:20160829T205409Z DESCRIPTION:Led by Sean Sean Pollock\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor of Histo ry and Faculty Director of Center for Teaching and Learning.  Thanks to de velopments in the learning sciences\, there has arguably never been a bett er time to be a teacher.  But who has the time to stay current with the gr owing body of learning-related research in cognitive psychology\, neurosci ence\, and biology?   And who has the time to undertake comprehensive cour se redesign?   In Small Teaching\, James Lange makes this research accessi ble to non-specialists\, and proposes “an approach that seeks to spark pos itive change in higher education through small but powerful modifications to our course design and teaching practices.”   The book showcases researc h-based teaching interventions   that cross disciplines and content types\ , small shifts that can translate into every type of teaching environment in higher education.   According to Lang\, these small shifts “require min imal preparation and grading\,” and are therefore especially important for time-pressed adjunct instructors.\n Because the book’s content and organiz ation lends itself to multiple meetings\, the book group will meet three t imes over the course of the semester: October 10\, November 14\, December 12: 10:10 am – 11:05 am. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161114T101000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161114T110500 LAST-MODIFIED:20210813T194933Z LOCATION:023 Dunbar Library SUMMARY:Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning by Ja mes M. Lang\, Book Group URL;TYPE=URI:/events/small-teaching-everyday-lessons- science-learning-james-m-lang-book-group-0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR