27th University-wide Teaching Conference

Save the Date for the 2013 University-wide Teaching Conference on Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 from 8:30am to 4:00pm!

We are pleased to announce that the focus of the 27th University-wide Teaching Conference will be the Science of Learning.

Registration will open in October!

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Check out last year’s (2012) Teaching Conference Videos

Keynote Presentation: Teamwork, it’s so much more than Sports
Keynote Presenter: Peter Roby, Athletic Director, Northeastern University

Panel Presentation & Discussion: Approaches to Teamwork in Different Educational Settings
Panelists: Gladys Fernandez, MD, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine; Diane McKay, PhD, Scientist, HNRC; Colin Orians, PhD, Professor, Biology, School of Arts and Sciences

“Engage and Inspire Learning Through Teamwork”

Keynote Speaker: Peter Roby, Athletics Director, Northeastern University

In 2002, Roby was hired to lead Northeastern University’s Center for the Study of Sport in Society. In that role Roby became an expert about bringing “positive social change through research, education and advocacy.” In October of 2007, Roby was named one of the 100 Most Influential Sports Educators in America by the Institute of International Sport. The criteria for selection was the effective use of sport as a means to educate.