Pause Teaching for Learning: The Gift of Cognitive Science

Presenter Information

Gail Rice

Abstract

This interactive session will examine neuroscience applications to teaching and learning and suggest a solution to problems of cognitive load, repetitive approaches to lecturing, and lack of student engagement. When we pause at critical moments during teaching sessions, we allow students to focus, refocus, refresh, and review learning for maximum retention. Goals:

a) Describe two guiding principles of transformative teaching

b) Identify ways to bring new life to classroom lectures

Biography

Gail Taylor Rice is a professor in the School of Allied Health Professions at Loma Linda University, where she also directs faculty development and the formative dialogues program. She has held professorial positions at three universities in seven schools and has graduate degrees in nursing, public health education, educational psychology and higher education administration and leadership. Gail is on the faculty for the Harvard Macy Institute and presents regularly for the annual USC Keck School of Medicine’s Innovations in Medical Education conference. She presents workshops, seminars and courses for organizations and campuses worldwide and has published books and articles for peer reviewed journals on various topics relating to creative, effective teaching in higher education and health professions education. Her book, "Hitting Pause: 65 Lecture Breaks to Refresh and Reinforce Learning," from Stylus Publications, LLU, will be available November 2017.

Location

Newbold Auditorium

Start Date

8-17-2017 8:45 AM

End Date

8-17-2017 9:45 AM