Barbara Oakley coming to CMU
Intrepid, globe-trotting engineer Barbara Oakley is the latest in the Teaching and Learning Collective's fall speaker series.
From Wednesday to Friday, Oakley will give a series of presentations that are free and open to the general public. She has amassed a collection of interesting adventures, ranging from being a captain in the U.S. Army, a radio operator at the South Pole Station in Antarctica and a Russian translator on Soviet trawlers in the Bering Sea.
The TLC is sponsored by the College of Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching. This speaker series has been made possible by the Office of the Provost.
The topics of discussion are rooted in quantitative reasoning, relating to her latest book, "A Mind for Numbers." Oakley draws on research into how the brain works and the mind learns to reveal the secrets to learning math and science.
The first presentation is scheduled to begin 12:30 p.m. in the University Center Auditorium; as student workshop referencing "A Mind for Numbers" and reaching students who feel naturally disadvantaged in math.
On Thursday, she will give two presentations. The first, titled "STEM and Women: What Does it Take to Succeed in College and Careers?" is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. in the Bovee University Center Auditorium, followed by "Learning How to Learn: Insights from Neuroscience (and Zombies!)" at 7 p.m. in Plachta Auditorium.
The series ends on Friday at 9 a.m. in the UC Terrace Rooms titled "Teaching Quantitative Reasoning: A Conversation with Faculty."
