Dr. Todd Zakrajsek, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine & Department of Family Medicine, Associate Professor

Title: “What We Know (and Think We Know) about Teaching and Learning: The Myths and the Evidence”

Abstract: In the proliferation of information related to learning it is imperative that we rely on credible sources to inform us as to how best to teach. The more degrees of separation from the source, the more easily information becomes misunderstood or misinterpreted. As a result, in the application of new educational trends, many of us have developed strategies that are inconsistent with sound educational principles. The focus of this session will NOT be on merely challenging commonly held positions, but rather identifying a few fundamental learning principles that consistently demonstrate a better way to teach and for students to learn.   

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The STEM Education Seminar & Journal Club Series is sponsored by the Helmsley Charitable Trust.