2013 Conference Agenda
2013 HILT Conference, "Essentials"
Held on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the Science Center, Harvard University.
Program Overview
8:30 am Registration and Breakfast
9:00 am Welcome and Opening Remarks by Alan Garber, Provost of Harvard University and Erin Driver-Linn, Director of HILT and Associate Provost for Institutional Research
9:30 am Session 1 — Science of Learning. How can scientific research inform the practice of teaching and learning? Speaker introductions by Andy Greenberg, Mary Pyc, and Erin Driver-Linn
11:00 am Break and interactive exhibits
11:30 am Session 2 — Art of Teaching. What choices can instructors make to benefit students over the long term? Speaker introductions by Katie Pfohl, Alejandro Ganimian, and Jorden Sharick
1:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Session 3 — Innovation, Adaptation, Preservation. How should we innovate and adapt our approach to teaching and learning, and what should we
preserve? Speaker introductions by Ryan Buell, Natalie Meyers, and Catherine Ettman
3:30 pm Break and interactive exhibits
3:45 pm Session 4 — The Essentials. An interactive discussion of the essentials of good teaching and learning. Led by Diane Paulus, Artistic Director, American Repertory Theater; Professor of the Practice of Theater, Harvard University
4:35 pm Innovation Fair, reception, and Round Two Hauser Grant announcement with remarks by President Drew Faust
5:45 pm HILT after-party at Queen’s Head Pub