Teaching for Learning: Applying Current Research to Improve Learning for Your Students

A proliferation of research findings have emerged recently pertaining to teaching and student learning: flipped classrooms, neuroscience applications in university students, biological bases for effective learning, and strategies to move from lectures to active learning. Unfortunately, most faculty simply don’t have time to keep up with the research articles and identify specifically how the findings pertain to actual students in actual classrooms. In this session, we will look at recent evidence that holds promise for improving student learning. We will focus specifically on concepts, strategies, and tips that can be easily implemented into just about any learning environment. By the end of this session, participants will: (1) have a better understanding of at least three key findings that apply to just about any learning situation; (2) recognize at least two commonly accepted practices that have limited support so these traps can be avoided; and (3) determine how to implement at least one new engaged learning strategy