The CVM Teaching Academy and the Department Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology (with collaboration from WSU Academic Outreach & Innovation) invites you to attend a seminar “Can Students Actually Learn in a Lecture?” presented by Dr. J. John Cohen, Professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. The seminar is at 12:10 p.m. Thursday, April 28, in ADBF 1002 or Live Feed can be found on our website.
Seminar’s Description:
Yes they can, though the odds are against them. There is too much to do during a lecture: listen to the speaker, read the PowerPoint, think about what was just heard (which makes them miss the next thing) and so on. It’s designed for multitasking, which the human mind is nearly incapable of. Much learning is best done on one’s own: typically, acquisition of facts. Other processes including synthesis and problem solving, are best learned and practiced in an active setting. This dichotomy led to the development of flipped classrooms. But the real power of the flip comes from the neuroscience principle of memory consolidation during sleep. Exploiting that is simple enough if learners and teachers cooperate to make it happen.
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