Winter Institute 2015
Stimulating and Incubating Interdisciplinary Research on Learning
9-28 January 2015
The University of Hong Kong
Prof. Laura-Ann PETITTO
Prof. Kevin N DUNBAR
Prof. Glyn HUMPHREYS
Dr. LIM, Soo-Siang
Dr. Nancy SUNG
Research on learning has advanced in leaps and bounds in the past decade, featuring major breakthroughs in our understanding of learning brought about by the pioneering work of interdisciplinary teams with diverse expertise including psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, linguistics, medicine, engineering, information science, and education. Winter Institute 2015 is designed as a series of intensive interactions among learning sciences researchers at the University of Hong Kong and beyond, interspersed with invited lectures from distinguished scholars and speakers from research grant agencies, seminars and workshops to brainstorm and incubate interdisciplinary collaborative research agendas and programs that build on cutting edge theoretical understanding and methodological approaches of research on learning.
Program Overview
| Time | Venue | |
| 9 Jan 2015 (Fri) | ||
| 12:45 pm | 2:00 pm |
Professor Kevin Niall DUNBAR College of Education, University of Maryland, College Park, US
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RMS 101 |
| 12 Jan 2015(Mon) | ||
| 5:30 pm | 7:30 pm |
Prof. Laura-Ann PETITTO Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities, The University of Hong Kong; Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. USA
Prof. Glyn HUMPHREYS Department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford University, UK; Distinguished Visiting Scholar, The University of Hong Kong
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MWT 4 |
| 13 Jan 2015 (Tue) | ||
| 12:45 pm | 2:00 pm |
Professor Kevin Niall DUNBAR College of Education, University of Maryland, College Park, US
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RMS 206 |
| 17 Jan 2015 (Sat) | ||
| 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Prof. Laura-Ann PETITTO Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities, The University of Hong Kong; Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. USA
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RHT |
| 22 Jan 2015 (Thu) | ||
| 5:00 pm | 6:45 pm |
Dr. LIM, Soo-Siang Lead Program Director and Chair of the Coordinating Committee for the Science of Learning Centers (SLC) Program at the US National Science Foundation
Dr. Nancy SUNG Office Head, The US National Science Foundation Beijing Office
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MWT 6 |
| 27 Jan 2015 (Tue) | ||
| 12:45 pm | 2:00 pm |
Dr. LIM, Soo-Siang Lead Program Director and Chair of the Coordinating Committee for the Science of Learning Centers (SLC) Program at the US National Science Foundation
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RMS 101 |
| 28 Jan 2015 (Wed) | ||
| 12:45 pm | 2:00 pm |
Dr. LIM, Soo-Siang Lead Program Director and Chair of the Coordinating Committee for the Science of Learning Centers (SLC) Program at the US National Science Foundation
|
RMS 206 |
Seminar 1
◎Research Seminar
Educating the Scientific Brain and Mind: Insights from The Science of Learning & Educational Neuroscience
9 January 2015, Friday
12:45 pm – 2:00 pm
RMS 101, 1/F., Runme Shaw Bldg., HKU
Professor Kevin Niall DUNBAR, College of Education, University of Maryland, College Park, US
This seminar is one of Winter Institute 2015 activities. Skip to Q&A session Abstract From the day we are born, science surrounds us. Children, adults, and the aged, are constantly…
◎Research Seminar
Invited Lectures on Science of Learning and the Humanities
12 January 2015, Monday
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Theater T4, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Prof. Laura-Ann PETITTO, Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities, The University of Hong Kong; Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. USA
Prof. Glyn HUMPHREYS, Department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford University, UK; Distinguished Visiting Scholar, The University of Hong…
Seminar 2
◎Research Seminar
Analogy, Causality, and Discovery in Science: The engines of human thought
13 January 2015, Tuesday
12:45 pm – 2:00 pm
has been changed to RMS 101, Runme Shaw Bldg., HKU, Formerly at RMS 206
Professor Kevin Niall DUNBAR, College of Education, University of Maryland, College Park, US
This seminar is one of Winter Institute 2015 activities. Skip to Q&A session Abstract Open a newspaper or webpage, read a textbook, visit…
◎Public lecture
PUBLIC LECTURE —
Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professorship in the Humanities
Inaugural Lecture —
Science of Learning Public Lecture Series
Science of Learning — Why it matters to schools and families?
Prof. Laura-Ann PETITTO, Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities, The University of Hong Kong; Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. USA
Professor Stephen Andrews, Dean of Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
Dr. K K Chan, Deputy Secretary for Education, Education Bureau, HKSAR
This public lecture is supported by Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished…
◎Research Seminar
Invited Talks on The US National Science Foundation: Advancing interdisciplinary research through international collaboration
22 January 2015, Thursday
5:00 pm – 6:45 pm
Theater T6, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Dr. LIM, Soo-Siang, Lead Program Director and Chair of the Coordinating Committee for the Science of Learning Centers (SLC) Program at the US National Science Foundation
Dr. Nancy SUNG, Office Head, The US National Science Foundation Beijing Office
This set of two invited talks…
Seminar 3
◎Research Seminar
Science of Learning Through the Arts
♦♦♦ REGISTRATION FULL ♦♦♦
27 January 2015, Tuesday
12:45 pm – 2:00 pm
RMS 101, 1/F., Runme Shaw Bldg., HKU
Dr. LIM, Soo-Siang, Lead Program Director and Chair of the Coordinating Committee for the Science of Learning Centers (SLC) Program at the US National Science Foundation
This seminar targets colleagues in the humanities departments of our university, and is one…
◎Meeting of Minds Series
Science of Learning: Lessons Learned about Interdisciplinary Team Science
♦♦♦ REGISTRATION FULL ♦♦♦
28 January 2015, Wednesday
12:45 pm – 2:00 pm
RMS 206, 2/F., Runme Shaw Bldg., HKU
Dr. LIM, Soo-Siang, Lead Program Director and Chair of the Coordinating Committee for the Science of Learning Centers (SLC) Program at the US National Science Foundation
This brown bag seminar is NOT open to the public, but for members…