Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology
Enhancing Teaching and Learning: Lessons from Social Psychology
Saturday, March 28, 2009
8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Over the past 22 years, the Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology has examined a broad range of topics crucial to our understanding of human relationships and the building of a healthy, diverse society. The 2009 Claremont Symposium will continue this tradition as we consider applications of social psychology to teaching and learning.
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 we 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
Schedule
Click on any of the speakers' names below to visit their homepages, or follow the "Abstract" links to read the abstract for any talk.
8:30 am - Opening Remarks
8:45 am - First Keynote Speaker
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Shining with Scholarship: Galvanizing Teaching and Learning with SoTL and Social Psychology
Dr. Regan Gurung
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
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9:45 am - Second Keynote Speaker
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Academic Self-Concept: Models, Measurement, Influences and Enhancements
Dr. John Hattie
University of Auckland
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10:30 am - 11:00 am - Discussion with Dr. John Hattie
11:00 am - Break
11:15 am - Panel
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How Can Educators Best Support Student Well-Being?
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Discussants:
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12:15 - Lunch
1:30 pm - Third Keynote Speaker
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm - Discussion with Dr. Johnmarshall Reeve
2:45 pm - Break
3:00 pm - Panel
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How do Professors’ Behaviors Impact Student Motivation and Learning?
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4:00 pm - Fourth Keynote
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Can Students Learn to be Better Citizens and Better People? Only if We Teach for Long-Term Retention and Transfer
Dr. Diane F. Halpern
Claremont McKenna College
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4:45 pm - 5:15 pm - Discussion with Diane Halpern
5:15 pm - Closing comments
Poster Session
Conference attendees are invited to submit abstracts for posters to be displayed throughout the day. All submissions should address some aspect of teaching or learning. Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to, empirically tested teaching innovations and applications of theoretical models to the classroom. Poster abstracts will appear in the conference program; special name badges will serve to identify individuals presenting posters. Individuals interested in submitting an abstract for consideration should send a title and brief abstract (no more than 150 words) to mashek@hmc.edu by February 2, 2009. Please include the author’s name, institutional affiliation, and contact information.
Location
Albrecht Auditorium
Claremont Graduate University
925 N. Dartmouth Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
The Symposium on Applied Social Psychology is hosted on the Claremont Graduate University campus in beautiful Claremont, Southern California.
For additional information, call the Claremont Graduate University Psychology Department at (909) 607-9016 or e-mail paul.thomas@cgu.edu.
Registration
Registration will open online for this event in the near future.
Special arrangements may be made for guests with disabilities or other needs at any of our events by simply informing our staff in advance.
Please see our registration policies.
Sponsors
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Claremont Graduate University |
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Xavier University of Louisiana |
Conference Planning Committee
About the Applied Social Psychology Symposium Series
Follow this link to learn about previous symposia in this series, and to order the volumes previously produced from the research presented.
Last updated 11/20/08
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