HILT Conference 2018: Implementing the Science of Learning to Advance the Art of Teaching

Date: Friday, September 21, 2018
Location: Wasserstein Hall, Harvard University

Program

8:30am    Breakfast and registration

9:00am    Welcome remarks from Lawrence S. Bacow, President, Harvard University

9:30am    Erin Driver-Linn, Dean for Education (SPH); Founding Director of the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching (HILT) frames the day

10:00am    Keynote: The Intentional University

A conversation exploring educational practices at Harvard with a former Harvard faculty member who used an outcomes-based, science of learning approach to start a new university, and a former Senator and Governor who has advocated strongly for broad reform in higher education. Moderated by Claudine Gay, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University

11:00am    Unpacking the Plenary (Breakout Sessions)

• A Conversation with Senator Kerrey

• A Conversation with Stephen Kosslyn

• Harvard Faculty Views

• Harvard Students’ Views

12:00pm    Implementation Workshops (Breakout Sessions)

• Advancing and Promoting Quality Teaching 

• Harvard-developed Tools to Enhance Teaching and Learning 

• Improving Teaching by Studying Student Learning 

• Simple Ways to Use the Science of Learning

1:15pm    Lunch Plenary featuring a conversation with Provost Alan Garber and incoming Vice Provost for Advances in Learning Bharat Anand

2:30pm    Closing