Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology
Enhancing Teaching and Learning: Lessons from Social Psychology
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Over the past 22 years, the Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology has examined a broad range of topics crucial to our understanding of human relationships and the building of a healthy, diverse society. The 2009 Claremont Symposium continued this tradition as we considered applications of social psychology to teaching and learning.
This one-day conference, co-sponsored by Claremont Graduate University and Xavier University of Louisiana, was held in Claremont, California on Saturday, March 28, 2009. The conference considered questions such as:
- How and why do student experiences in higher-education differ?
- How can educators best support student well-being?
- From where does student motivation come?
- How can we help our students become better citizens and better people?
- How do professors’ behaviors impact student motivation and learning?
- What constitutes a high-quality, engagement-fostering relationship between student and teacher?
- How can professors bridge racial, ethnic, or generational divides?
- How can the scholarship of teaching and learning optimize teaching and enhance student learning?
The conference brought together psychological scientists and educators working in higher-education settings. The meeting featured four keynote speakers, two panels addressing student and faculty development, poster presentations by audience members, and opportunities for in-depth discussion of strategies for applying speakers’ ideas to higher education. Video from the conference will be posted on this site in the future.
Schedule
Click on any of the speakers’ names below to visit their homepages, or click on the talk title to see free online video of any of the talks.
8:30 am – Opening Remarks
| Dr. Debra Mashek, Harvey Mudd College |
8:45 am – First Keynote Speaker
| Shining with Scholarship: Galvanizing Teaching and Learning with SoTL and Social Psychology
Dr. Regan Gurung, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
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9:45 am – Second Keynote Speaker
| Academic Self-Concept: Models, Measurement, Influences and Enhancements
Dr. John Hattie, University of Auckland
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10:30 am – 11:00 am – Discussion with Dr. John Hattie
11:00 am – Break
11:15 am – Panel
| How Can Educators Best Support Student Well-Being?
Moderator:
Discussants:
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12:15 – Lunch
1:30 pm – Third Keynote Speaker
| Relationships that Support Autonomy and Engagement
Dr. Johnmarshall Reeve, University of Iowa
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2:15 pm – 2:45 pm – Discussion with Dr. Johnmarshall Reeve
2:45 pm – Break
3:00 pm – Panel
| How do Professors’ Behaviors Impact Student Motivation and Learning?
Moderator:
Discussants:
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4:00 pm – Fourth Keynote
| Can Students Learn to be Better Citizens and Better People? Only if We Teach for Long-Term Retention and Transfer
Dr. Diane F. Halpern, Claremont McKenna College |
4:45 pm – 5:15 pm – Discussion with Diane Halpern
5:15 pm – Closing comments
| Dr. Elizabeth Yost Hammer, Xavier University of Louisiana |
Location
Beckman Hall, the Olin Science Center
Harvey Mudd College
at the Claremont University Consortium
1250 North Dartmouth Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
For additional information, call the Claremont Graduate University Psychology Department at (909) 607-9016 or e-mail paul.thomas@cgu.edu.
Special arrangements may be made for guests with disabilities or other needs at any of our events by simply informing our staff in advance.
Sponsors
| Claremont Graduate University |
| Xavier University of Louisiana |
Conference Planning Committee
| Dr. Debra Mashek, Harvey Mudd College |
| Dr. Elizabeth Yost Hammer, Xavier University of Louisiana |
About the Applied Social Psychology Symposium Series
Follow this link to learn about previous symposia in this series, and to order the volumes previously produced from the research presented.
Last updated 4/10/09