1. CTE 2010 Summer Institute on Teaching and Learning
How People Learn
CTE 2010 Summer Institute on
Teaching and Learning

2. Session Objectives
By the end of this session, participants should be able to
Identify a variety of scientific sources for HPL
Identify the key findings from this research and recognize their relative value in the context in which you teach
Recognize that in addition to these key factors, faculty need to be creative (artful) in how they address these factors

3. Identify a Significant Learning Experience

4. Bransford et. al. 5 themes that have changed conceptions of learning
Memory and the structure of Knowledge
Analysis of Problem Solving / Reasoning
Early foundations
Meta-cognitive processes and self regulation
Cultural Experience and community participation

5. Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Assessment-Centered
Learning-Centered
Knowledge-Centered
Community- Centered

6. Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education Gamson and Chickering, 1987
Good practice encourages contacts between students / faculty
Good practice encourages cooperation among students
Good practice encourages active learning
Good practice gives prompt feedback
Good practice emphasizes time on task
Good practice communicates high expectations
Good practice respects diverse talents and ways of learning

7. High Impact Activities
NSSE
Experiential Learning
Multi-Sensory Learning
Holistic Learning

8. What are the Common Denominators?