CTE Newsletter - Sep/Oct 2003 (Vol 16, No 1)
Visitor Offers Workshop
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| Nidhi Mahendra, of the University of Arizona leads "Facilitating Success for All Learners" |
More than two dozen faculty, advisors, and staff attended CTE's workshop on "Facilitating Success for All Learners: What do Cognitive Science and Neuroscience Tell Us?" Nidhi Mahendra, of the University Teaching Center at the University of Arizona, led a lively session on using recent discoveries about the brain to create a better learning environment for all students.
Mahendra's visit was sponsored by a U.S. Department of Education, Post Secondary Education demonstration grant aimed at creating true "learner-centered" environments on college campuses as a way of ensuring that students with disabilities receive a quality higher education. Staff from the University of Arizona may return for a follow-up workshop during the spring semester. Suggestions for specific topics can be forwarded to Susan Yager at the CTE.