Using the Science of Memory to Support Learning √ §
Presentation by Dr. Michelle Miller
Modern educators prioritize critical thinking over rote memorization. Yet, can't we pursue both? We're inviting you to join the discussion! We are excited to welcome Dr. Michelle Miller, who will present “You Must Remember This: Using the Science of Memory to Support Learning in a Wired World.” Dr. Michelle Miller is an author and a Professor of Psychological Sciences and President’s Distinguished Teaching Fellow at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Today’s faculty tend to steer clear of memory and memorization in their classrooms, preferring to focus on higher-level thinking skills. But do these goals have to be mutually exclusive? New research suggests that teachers really can have it both ways, using research-based techniques to strengthen both what students know and their ability to use that knowledge. Many of these approaches fit particularly well with educational technologies, as well as with newly available AI tools.
This interactive presentation invites teachers to look at memory in a new light, highlighting technologies and techniques that help students build a solid base of knowledge efficiently, quickly, and with a side order of fun. Concepts presented will draw on the presenter’s book Remembering and Forgetting in the Age of Technology: Teaching, Learning, and the Science of Memory in a Wired World (West Virginia University Press, 2022).
This session is co-sponsored by the College Teaching and Learning Science Program and the Faculty Development Center.
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√ Counts toward the ALIT Certificate
§ Counts toward the INNOVATE Certificate
Photo provided by Dr. Michelle Miller.
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