Foundations of Teaching & Learning

2:30-3:30 p.m., Thursday, August 22, 2019, Beard 200 & Karpen 115

Adam Persky, PhD, Faculty Fellow, CIPhER

In health science we transition between bench-top or clinical research and practice and vice-versa; we ask ourselves and our students to practice evidence-based medicine. The same is true for education – we translate what we know from cognitive psychology, education and physiology into our classrooms. There is a great deal of research pertaining to what works and what does not work with respect to student learning. In this program, the facilitator will translate research from a variety of areas into practical application. Participants will gain a better understanding of why things like the flipped classroom work and leave confident in their ability to design courses with key elements while having a bit of fun in the process.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Discuss the basic psychological underpinnings of learning and memory
Describe the components of instructions design (e.g., objectives, assessments, learning activities, feedback)
Explain the linkage behind instruction design and how humans learn

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: August 16, at 5 p.m.

The University Of North Carolina Eshelman School Of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE program 0046-9999-19-309-L04-P/T provides 1.0 contact hour of continuing pharmacy education credit. To receive CE credit, participants must complete the CE attendance form and the online evaluation of the program (included in LECE which will open after the workshop). Statements of credit can be viewed and printed in CPE Monitor in approximately 2 to 3 weeks. **No partial credit will be available**

Event FAQ

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Presenter Information

Adam Persky received his B.S. in biology from Purdue University and a MS in exercise science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He completed his PhD in pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Florida and did an industry-sponsored postdoctoral fellowship in pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and GlaxoSmithKline. Currently, he is a clinical professor and faculty fellow in CIPhER at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Within the pharmacy school, Persky teaches physiology and pharmacokinetics and has received several of the School’s teaching awards, including Best Overall Instructor. Persky was named an Atlantic Coast Conference Teaching Scholar during the program’s inaugural year and has been named a Distinguished Teaching Scholar by the American Associations of College of Pharmacy. He is the associate editor for the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and on the editorial board for College Teaching. He has given over 100 workshops across the country and has numerous publications on a variety of topics related to teaching and learning.

Date: Aug 22, 2019 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM

Registration closes on Aug 21, 2019 05:00 PM

Activity Type

Knowledge

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

Registration closes on Aug 21, 2019 at 05:00 PM