[FUN_Mail] 2015 SfN workshop on teaching neuroscience

[Richard Olivo via FUN_Mail]

Dear colleagues,

​Thank you to the two dozen members of FUN who offered to be panelists for
the 2015 SfN workshop on teaching neuroscience. I've written to each person
directly, but I wanted also to thank them collectively and publicly. The
many responses were an indication of how seriously our colleagues take
teaching, and
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our interest in helping each other teach well.

With many potential panelists to choose from, I was able to assemble what I
think will be a diverse and very interesting set of talks. The overall
topic is "Teaching Neuroscience to Non-Scientists," and the panelists and
topics will be:


Marc Breedlove, Michigan State University
   "*The Mind's Machine*: Writing a textbook for science-phobic students"

Christina Williams, Duke University
   "Sex and Gender, and other 'intersection' classes"

Leah Roesch, Emory University
   "From Botox to Behavior: five years of neuroscience for non-scientists"

Laura Been, University of Minnesota and Haverford College

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"Using a best-seller on psychiatric cases to teach neuroscience"

​Bevil Conway, Wellesley College
    "Learning
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about​
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visual neuroscience by studying and making art"

Lisa Gabel, Lafayette College
    "Neuroscience of Music"

The date and time of the workshop are
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Monday, October 19th,
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from
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9:00 am – 11:00 am. Each speaker will have 20 minutes total, including time
for questions from the audience. In the next month, I will add a new page
to the teaching workshop's unofficial website, tinyurl.com/sfn-pdw, where
you can find information and links to resources from the ten previous
workshops.

With best wishes,
Richard
​ Olivo​


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Richard F Olivo, PhD
Professor of Biological Sciences and Neuroscience, Smith College
Founding Editor, Educational Resources (ERIN), Society for Neuroscience
    44 College Lane, Smith College, Northampton MA 01063
    413 585-3822  •   http://tinyurl.com/bio300  •   http://erin.sfn.org