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Stop wasting everyone’s time in the classroom. | Brian Higgins | TEDxUKY

4,790 views · Published 11 January 2016 · 9:08 · Indexed 23 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2016 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Speaker discusses how educators in America can impact classroom learning.  He shares effective ways to become more interactive. 

Dr. Brian Higgins is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He also serves as the Microbiology discipline coordinator and a co-course director in the College of Medicine. He received a bachelor’s degree in Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics with high honors from the University of Maryland, a PhD in microbiology from the University of Georgia, and was a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University studying programmed DNA rearrangements in ciliates. His research has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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