Category: ◎Winter Institute (Part of)
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…