Sawyer, Keith

UNC Service

2021-2022: Member, Educational Policy Committee of the UNC Faculty Council
2020-present: Member, General Education Oversight Committee (GEOC) for the new IDEAs in Action curriculum, College of Arts and Sciences. Responsible for reviewing new course designation proposals, overseeing assessment, examining results, and proposing curricular change
2019-present: Member, Administrative Boards of the General College and the College of Arts and Sciences. Responsible for reviewing new programs, course proposals, and advising the dean on educational policies and administrative matters

Candidate Statement

As an education researcher, I have dedicated my career to advancing our scientific understanding of how people learn. I believe that curriculum and pedagogy will serve students most effectively if it is grounded in the best science of teaching and learning. I am the editor of three editions of _The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences_, an influential collection of chapters by leading researchers in this field. In the School of Education, I have served in several leadership roles with responsibility over programs and curriculum. In the College of Arts and Sciences, I have served on the Administrative Boards and on the General Education Oversight Committee and I continue in those roles. In 2021-2022, I am serving on the EPC as a substitute for an elected member who is on sabbatical leave.