Category Archives: ◎Winter Institute (Part of)
◎Research Seminar
Science of Learning: Building for the Future
22 January 2015, Thursday
5:00 pm – 5:45 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
Q&A session: 6:30 pm – 6:45 pm. This invited talk is one of Winter Institute 2015 activities. Abstract…
◎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…
◎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…
◎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
The US National Science Foundation: Advancing Transformative Science and Engineering Research through International Engagement
22 January 2015, Thursday
5:45 pm – 6:30 pm
Theater T6, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Dr. Nancy SUNG, Office Head, The US National Science Foundation Beijing Office
Q&A session: 6:30 pm – 6:45 pm. This invited talk is one of Winter Institute 2015 activities. Abstract The US National Science Foundation (NSF) is the primary funder of fundamental research in science…
◎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…
◎Research Seminar
Understanding the self through self bias
12 January 2015, Monday
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Theater T4, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Prof. Glyn HUMPHREYS, Department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford University, UK Distinguished Visiting Scholar, The University of Hong Kong
This lecture is one of Winter Institute 2015 activities. Skip to Q&A session Abstract Attempts to understand the self have a long history in psychology and…
◎Research Seminar
Invited Lecture —
Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professorship in the Humanities
Humanities and the Science of Learning: Revealing the essence of human thought
12 January 2015, Monday
5:30 pm – 6:30 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
This lecture is supported by Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professorship in the Humanities. It is also one of…
◎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…
◎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
Seminar —
Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professorship in the Humanities
My Journey as a Science of Learning Scientist, the co-Founder of Educational Neuroscience, and a Former Dean of Education
8th January 2015
2:15pm – 3:30 pm
MW408A-409A-410A, 4/F., 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
This seminar is supported by Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professorship in the Humanities. About the speaker Professor/Dr. Laura-Ann Petitto Co-Principal Investigator,…
Learning about Network Science Research
January 14, 2014
14:00 – 17:00
Room 820, Meng Wah Building, The University of Hong Kong
Professor Liaquat Hossain, University of Hong Kong
This workshop is part of Winter Institute 2014. Description This is an introductory workshop on social network analysis for investigating complex social systems. I will highlight the data collection procedure, its benefits and limitations and standard measures…
◎Keynote
Systems of learning across levels: from neural to social structures
January 13, 2014
16:45-18:00
Room CPD-3.28, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
Professor Liaquat Hossain, The University of Hong Kong
This keynote is part of Winter Institute 2014. Description Network effects on individuals’ ability to learn better have been documented in studies based on communication, social psychology and mathematical sociology. Studies have shown that the locus of innovation is…
◎Keynote
Self-biases in perception and memory
January 13, 2014
15:00-16:30
Room CPD-3.28, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
Professor Glyn Humphreys, Oxford University
This workshop is part of Winter Institute 2014. Description There is much evidence indicating that humans are inherently self-biased, showing enhanced information processing for information relating to ourselves rather than other people. These bias effects can pervade even basic perceptual processes and are…
Linking diagnostics and rehabilitation in cognitive neuropsychology
January 13, 2014
9:30-12:30
Room 820, Meng Wah Building, The University of Hong Kong
Professor Glyn Humphreys, Oxford University
This workshop is part of Winter Institute 2014. Description In this workshop I will review work we have undertaken in the Oxford Cognitive Neuropsychology Laboratory linked to improving the diagnostic assessment of individuals with brain injury and then linking these diagnostics…