Feb 26, Karen Pryor: Marker-Based Training: An Evolving Technology You Can Use Now

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Noon in the Varis Lecture Hall (letter “K” on the campus map)

Speaker: Karen Pryor, Founder, Karen Pryor Clicker Training, Waltham, MA.

Modern training, based on selected findings of the behavioral sciences, has been evolving continuously since the 1960’s. The growth has happened without significant representation in the technical literature, and mainly in the current transformations in the animal training world. Pryor will give us an overview of some recent achievements in marker-based training with potential value to those who work with animals, including incorporating ethology and teaching voluntary husbandry behaviors. She will discuss new applications and uses for marker-based trained dogs, ranging from wildlife conservation to epilepsy protection, as well as advanced techniques such as teaching animals and people to be innovative on cue; using an event-marker to improve research results; and developing crucial skills in medical students.

Joining remotely is possible via website http://vet.tufts.edu/capp/animal_matters/

Made possible by the generous support of: Elizabeth A. Lawrence Endowed Fund