adventures in teaching and learning
In May-June 2019 (Summer Term 1) I taught a pilot course: Seminar in Applied Psychology of Teaching and Learning. Please see the first syllabus for details on this pilot offering: Syllabus.PSYC417.S2019.Rawn.SeminarApplPsychTeachLearn.V2 Course Overview This course is designed as an intensive, active seminar Continue reading Reflecting on the first Seminar in Applied Psychology of Teaching and Learning
I’m delighted to have presented today at the Improving University Teaching Conference in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany (www.iutconference.com). The title of my talk was “Time for a Test! Two-Stage Tests enhance learning and bring laughter in classes of any Continue reading Presenting on Two-Stage Exams at the IUT Conference
I’m delighted to be presenting on Friday morning at the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education’s Annual Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba (stlhe2019sapes.ca). The title of my talk is “Time for a Test! Two-Stage Tests enhance learning and bring Continue reading Presenting on Two-Stage Tests at the STLHE Conference
I have been promoted to Professor of Teaching! Woohoo! Since sharing the news about a week ago, I have received a wide variety of reactions from friends, family, and colleagues, on Twitter, Facebook, in person, and over email: congratulations ranging Continue reading What My Promotion Means to Me
In no particular order, some things I’ve learned this week at SPSP 2019 in Portland (See also #spsp2019) * state mindfulness (ie as a result of a mindfulness task) can decrease motivation for goal pursuit (Hafenbrack & Vohs, 2018) * a Continue reading SPSP 2019