Ken Bain Kicks Off USU Provost Lecture Series

Ken Bain, prominent scholar and author of What the Best College Teachers Do, will speak at Utah State University Friday, Sept. 28, at 3 p.m. in the Eccles Science Learning Center, room 130. The lecture is free and open to the public.

The lecture is part of a series of lectures throughout the year hosted by the Provost’s office at USU. The lectures focus on education and excellent teaching.

 

Bain, the opening speaker, is director of the Teaching and Learning Center at Montclair University.

 

“Dr. Bain will emphasize the heart and soul of good teaching,” said Ann Austin, vice provost and professor in the department of family, consumer and human development at USU. “Faculty members at USU are deeply committed to students. They want students to succeed; they will be energized by Dr. Bain’s message and will relate to his passion for teaching.”

 

Bain, the founder of four major teaching and learning centers in the United States, will discuss his 15-year study of nearly 100 college teachers. He will focus on two questions: first, what makes a great teacher and, second, who are the professors students remember long after graduation?

 

“We hope everyone will take advantage of this remarkable opportunity,” said Austin.

 

Bain’s lecture is appropriate for first-year and seasoned educators alike. All are invited to attend, including students and community members.

 

The next lecture in the series features Nancy Chism, associate vice chancellor at Indiana University. She will speak at the fall department heads’ retreat Oct. 12 on strategies for peer evaluation of teaching. On Oct. 26 USU faculty on the Logan campus and in the Uintah Basin will participate in a Web based conference on developing and evaluating teaching portfolios.

 

For information on the series, contact Austin at (435) 797-8273.

 

 

 

Contact: Ann Austin, ann.austin@usu.edu
Writer: Taylor Scott, taylorascott@gmail.com