Exercise Science faculty Paul Miller, Wally Bixby and Eric Hall participated in the Symposium on Student Centered Learning in Life and Health Sciences hosted by McMaster University in Hamilton, ON, Canada.
The goal of this symposium was to explore effective teaching/learning strategies in science-based curricula. The central theme was inquiry and problem based learning. These techniques are currently being utilized in many physiology, pharmacology, nursing and medical education programs.
Faculty representing universities from the United States, Canada, The Netherlands, Finland, Denmark, Spain, Venezuela, Portugal, Taiwan, Australia, Wales and England participated in this symposium.
Attendance at this meeting was supported by a grant from the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning at Elon University.