2018-2019 - The LInc Faculty Fellowship Discussion Group  

Monthly discussions among LInc Faculty Fellows centering on course and instructional transformation. Discussion focus on key principles in teaching and learning, and on research-based recommendations on instructional techniques aimed at improving student learning. 

LInc Faculty Fellows: Sheila Jasanoff, Na Li, Hanspeter Pfister and Stuart Shieber
LInc: Eric Mazur, Lisa Frontado 
LInc Pedagogical Fellows: Salma Abu Ayyash, Robert Haussman, and Efrat First and Yuval Hart. 

Backward Design 
September 6, 2019 
Discussion Leader: Eric Mazur, PhD 

Articulating Learning Objectives – Using Blooms Taxonomy to Write Effective Learning Objectives 
September 13, 2018 
Discussion Leader:  Eric Mazur, PhD 

The Effect of Prior Knowledge on Student Learning 
October 11, 2018 
Discussion Leader: Stuart Shieber, PhD 

Principles of Knowledge Organization – the Novice and Expert Learner’s Brain 
November 8, 2018 
Discussion Leader: Hanspeter Pfister, PhD 

The Development of Expert Thinking 
December 6, 2018 
Discussion Leader: Eric Mazur, PhD 

Effective Practive: Making Knowledge Useful, Accessible and Transferable 
February 14, 2019
Discussion Leader: Efrat Furst, PhD 

Enhancing Learning through Practice and Feedback
March 14, 2019 
Discussion Leader:  Na Li, PhD 

Practical Implementation of Pedagogies: Peer Instruction, Team Based Examination and a Novel Approach to Homework
April 11, 2019 
Discussion Leader: Eric Mazur, PhD