Ongoing calls to revolutionize and revitalize higher education need balancing with the everyday work that many faculty do in educating their students in traditional classroom spaces or online environments.  A small number of key principles from the learning sciences seem to have the power to make a substantial impact on student learning in almost any type of course, from traditional lectures to flipped classrooms.  This lecture will introduce some of those principles, drawing from recent publications in the learning sciences, and focus especially on how to use three key moments of the class period or online learning session–the opening, closing, and midway marks–to provide powerful learning experiences for students of all levels.

Recorded 4/3/2015