Enhancing Teaching and Learning: Lessons from Social Psychology

This one-day conference, co-sponsored by Claremont Graduate University and Xavier University of Louisiana, will be held in Claremont, California on Saturday, March 28, 2009. The conference will consider questions such as:

• How and why do student experiences in higher-education differ?
• How can educators best support student well-being?
• From where does student motivation come?
• How can help our students become better citizens and better people?
• How do professors' behaviors impact student motivation and learning?
• What constitutes a high-quality, engagement-fostering relationship between student and teacher?
• How can professors bridge racial, ethnic, or generational divides?
• How can the scholarship of teaching and learning optimize teaching and enhance student learning?

The conference will bring together psychological scientists and educators working in higher-education settings. The meeting will feature four keynote speakers, two panels addressing student and faculty development, poster presentations by audience members, and opportunities for in-depth discussion of strategies for applying speakers’ ideas to higher education.

Who should attend?

• Academics interested in applied social psychology
• Academics interested in the scholarship of teaching and learning
• College teachers interested in understanding and applying the psychology of teaching and learning