STEM Education Seminar: Dr. Sanjoy Mahajan
Event Series
Audience
Faculty, Staff, Graduate & Professional Students, Postdoctoral Fellows, Undergraduates
Event Time
Thursday, October 12, 2017 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Location of Event:
21st Century Instructional Design
Event Description
Dr. Sanjoy Mahajan
Title: 21st Century Instructional Design
Abstract: Between the frying pan of the usual, topic-centered instruction (one darn thing after another) and the fire of pure discovery learning, how do you stay cool? I will describe task-centered instruction: its basis in cognitive science, especially in cognitive-load theory; how it combines the good aspects of the frying pan and the fire to foster long-term learning; its analog in the research on parenting styles; and how it helps us make principled choices about technology and the place of residential teaching.
The STEM Education Seminar Series is sponsored by the Helmsley Charitable Trust.
Contact
Savan Kharel
