Graduate Student Development Series

Presenter: Ellen Yezierski, Center for Teaching Excellence

When students’ ideas about learning are inaccurate, drive unproductive studying, and impede progress, how can we support changes to their practices? This session explores ways that instructors can help students maximize their learning outside of the classroom. Drawing on the work of psychologist Robert Bjork and teacher-scholars James Lang and Saundra McGuire, participants will engage strategies for students to confront inaccurate ideas about learning, become empowered learners, study more effectively, and improve time management.