Georgia Tech Retreat Exploring Effective Teaching (GTREET) 2008
You are invited to Callaway Gardens on January 27th and 28th for CETL’s biannual retreat for new faculty who are in their first three years of teaching at Georgia Tech and experienced faculty who are interested in serving as resources during this event. The retreat will start on Sunday at 3:00 pm and continue on Monday until 5:00 pm (dinner will be available for those who would like to eat before driving home).
The goal of the retreat is to provide an opportunity for new and experienced faculty to discuss the challenges of teaching with each other in a relaxed setting and explore ways to improve student learning.
The topic for this year’s GTREET is Perspectives on Learning, Teaching, and the Brain. Dr. G. Christian Jernstedt, Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College, Adjunct Professor of Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School, and Director of the Center of Educational Outcomes at Dartmouth, will be our guest and will facilitate sessions on this topic throughout GTREET.
Dr. Jernstedt’s research focuses on learning as it occurs in both formal classroom settings and the natural environment. At GTREET, he will help us explore the neurological, cognitive, behavioral, and evaluative foundations of learning. As Dr. Jernstedt highlights new information on the following topics, we'll consider how to apply these ideas to our own teaching:
- Appreciating the Uniqueness and Power of the Brain
New understandings of the brain provide fresh insights into the process of how we learn. How might this information inspire us to develop new ways for our students to learn?
- Helping the Mind Deal with the Stream of Information
The human mind has far more power than is typically used. How might we use new research findings to dramatically improve our design of learning experiences?
- Supporting Behavior Change in the Natural Environment
It is one thing to know how to learn; it is quite another to help learners build effective habits of learning. How can we encourage effective behavior and self-control?
- Using Feedback to Diagnose and Guide Learning
Issues of assessment, accountability, and testing are increasingly being raised about formal learning. How can the goals of assessment and learning best be integrated in the classes we teach?