#  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

[**Full list of conference speakers**](https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:aea7c84c-7217-4fbc-af41-21a9b6f05a42)