Please join us for the eighth annual Provost’s Teaching and Learning Symposium! The symposium, part of the Hrabowski Innovation Fund initiative, will bring together UMBC faculty and staff to discuss transformative learning experiences. This year’s event will feature breakfast with the Deans, a poster and teaching tool demonstration session, themed interactive exploration spaces, lunch, and a keynote presentation.

Overview of the Symposium Schedule

• 9:00-10:00 Breakfast with the Deans and Welcome [REGISTRATION REQUIRED, REGISTER HERE]
• 10:00-11:30: Poster and teaching tool demonstration session and themed interactive exploration spaces
• 11:30-12:00: Lunch available and introductions [REGISTRATION REQUIRED, REGISTER HERE]
• 12:00-1:30: Dr. Michelle Miller, keynote speaker √ § Ͼ

This year’s keynote, described below, will be given by Dr. Michelle D. Miller, Professor of Psychological Sciences and President’s Distinguished Teaching Fellow at Northern Arizona University.

Keynote: Effective, Engaging Teaching in a Wired World: Using the Science of Memory to Promote Deep Learning
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 keynote address invites faculty 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. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in a structured question and answer session as part of the keynote.

Please note that only the keynote presentation counts toward the ALIT or INNOVATE Certificate.