Gregory Light, Ph.D.
Gregory Light, Ph.D.
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Phone: 847-467-4415 Campus Address: 627 Dartmouth Place Northwestern University Evanston, IL 60208 |
Bio
Gregory Light is the director of the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence and an associate professor in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. He arrived at Northwestern University in 2000 from the University of London (UK) where he was head of the Lifelong Learning Group at the Institute of Education. His teaching and research focuses on the theory and practice of learning and teaching in higher and professional education. He has published over 50 papers and chapters in national and international peer-reviewed publications and given over 100 invited talks, workshops and conference presentations in North & South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. He is the author of the book Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: The Reflective Professional, (Sage 2001, 2009) and the forthcoming book Making Scientists: Six Principles for Effective College Teaching (Harvard University Press, March 2013).
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