Dr. G. Christian Jernstedt is Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College, Adjunct Professor of Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School, and Director of the Center for Educational Outcomes at Dartmouth. He specializes in human learning.
At Dartmouth, Dr. Jernstedt has taught introductory psychology and undergraduate courses in learning, evaluation research, the brain and technology, and experimental methods. He has received national recognition for his teaching and has received both of Dartmouth's awards for distinguished teaching. In the graduate program at Dartmouth, he has taught courses in learning theory, teaching methods, philosophy of science, and experimental methodology, and he has supervised numerous Ph.D. students. He offers seminars and lectures throughout the country on learning and teaching, potentials of the human mind, and institutional and program assessment and development.
Dr. Jernstedt's research is in the area of learning as it occurs both in formal classroom settings and in the natural environment. This research is directed towards understanding the breadth of learning, including its cognitive, behavioral, and affective aspects. He examines what leads to learning, what happens during learning, and what outcomes emerge from learning experiences. His research has examined classroom and other intentional learning, technologically enhanced learning, service-learning, and experiential learning programs.
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