POSTPONED--Psychological Effects of the Internet (Scholar'd for Life)
Thursday May 14 at 6:30pm
The latest in our ongoing lecture series, Scholar'd for Life! Join us as we welcome Professor Morton Ann Gernsbacher to present a lecture entitled "Psychological Effects of the Internet." Google the question, “How is the internet changing the way we think?,” and you will find no shortage of opinions — or fears. In this talk, UW-Madison Vilas Professor Morton Ann Gernsbacher will present empirical evidence of several ways the Internet is positively affecting fundamental psychological processes (communication, education, socializing, development, and aging). Morton Ann Gernsbacher is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Society for Experimental Psychologists, the American Psychological Association (Divisions 1, 3, and 6), the American Psychological Society, and the American Educational Research Association. She has received a Research Career Development Award and a Senior Research Fellowship from the National Institutes of Health, a Fulbright Research Scholar Award, a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Texas at Dallas, a James McKeen Cattell Foundation Fellowship, the George A. Miller Award, a Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, and a Professional Opportunities for Women Award from the National Science Foundation.
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Aaron Bird Bear on American Indian history (Scholar'd for Life)
Thursday September 10 at 6:30pm
The latest in our ongoing lecture series, Scholar'd for Life! Join us as we welcome Aaron Bird Bear, Director of Tribal Relations at UW-Madison, to present a lecture entitled "Teaching and Learning: The 12,000-year Human Story of Teejop.” In using place-based experiential learning, we can explore the revolving relationship between Indians and non-Indians in the development of campus buildings and landmarks over time. We can examine and interrogate Indigenous landmarks created between 700 and 2500 years ago. In interpreting the significance of the landmarks, we can provide an overview of American Indian history leading us to a greater awareness of modern Indigenous nations and peoples. Aaron Bird Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa, & Dine’ Nations) came to Dejope (Four Lakes) in 2000 to support Indigenous students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 2010, Bird Bear began advising students in the School of Education. Beginning in 2012, Bird Bear has assisted with the School’s Act 31 efforts in its Teacher Education programs. Aaron is an alumnus of the Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis MS program at UW–Madison.
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