SfN 2011: Workshop on teaching neuroscience
Please consider attending the workshop on teaching neuroscience at this =
year's annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. The workshop will =
be held on Monday morning, November 14, from 9 to 11:30 am in Convention =
Center room 146C. There is no pre-registration or fee.
The topic this year is "A Preview of ERIN, Educational Resources in =
Neuroscience."
ERIN, "Educational Resources in Neuroscience," is the Society's new =
website to support higher education. It is now under development with =
public release expected in March 2012. The site will allow neuroscientists =
to recommend resources that they use in their courses, and to review and =
rate resources that they and others have recommended. A versatile search =
page will help find materials based on general topic, specific keywords, =
type of resource, educational level, average rating, and other descriptors.=
All listed resources will have been approved for quality and given =
descriptions and tags by ERIN's board of topic editors.
In this workshop, the editors will present highlights of resources they =
have identified in each topic area, and discuss why they believe those =
resources will enhance students' learning. The workshop will conclude with =
breakout groups for faculty interested in each of the topic areas.
The workshop is open to faculty, postdocs, and students at every level of =
teaching experience. A full schedule is available at the workshop's =
website, which also has links to materials from prior workshops:
http://tinyurl.com/sfn-pdw
The ERIN editors and I look forward to seeing you there!
Sincerely,
Richard Olivo
Project Director, ERIN
Professor of Neuroscience and Biological Sciences, Smith College