Barr invites dialog with his presentation style. Successful undergraduate education elicits student discovery and construction of knowledge rather than transfer of knowledge from teacher to student. And then, he will discuss how this change is grounded in current learning theory. Finally, he will talk about when faculty are learners Faculty need to become designers of learning methods and learning environments. Faculty and students need to work together.
Technology offers one of the most useful ways to make the shift from teaching to learning.
For more information about this presentation contact Kristi Pearce. Grants specialist to speak at BHSU - Top Faculty and staff are invited to a great opportunity to attend a grant writing workshop conducted by Sheela M. Schermetzler Thursday, Aug. 31, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Jonas 110. Schermetzler has been the administrative grants specialist for Campbell County, Wyo., for the past six years. Previously, as director of continuing education for the Gillette Campus, she administered the statewide Mine Safety Health Administration grant, and the Job Training Partnership Act grant. Her efforts have been described in the Denver Post and Gillette News-Record .