Director of Carnegie Mellon's Eberly center for teaching excellence delivers smart presentation on learning.

• Position: EXTRAORDINARY EDUCATION

Dr. Susan Ambrose, director of Carnegie Mellon's Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence, delivered the presentation, "How Learning Works: 7 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching." The presentation featured research on Carnegie Mellon's efforts to enhance education.

The Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence, which Ambrose heads, is a nationally recognized program that identifies and responds to changing needs of students and faculty to continually improve the quality of education.

The "learner-centered...