Category Archives: ◎Workshops
Workshops on Multilevel Modeling in Education & Social Science Research
Science of Learning Strategic Focal Research Area Speaker: Professor Harvey Goldstein Date: 5-7 June 2017 (Monday to Wednesday) Workshop 1: Introductory Workshop on Multilevel Modelling Workshop 2: Workshop on Analyzing Longitudinal Data Using Multilevel Modelling Methods Workshop 3: Efficient procedures for handling missing data in generalised linear models (Registration closed) Many kinds of data in education and the human sciences have a…
Global Resilience and Security
Speaker: Professor Stephen Flynn, Director, Global Resilience Institute, Northeastern University Date: 21 February 2017 (Tuesday) Time: 12:00-1:30pm Venue: Room 301, Runme Shaw Building Chair: Professor Liaquat Hossain, Head, Division of Information and Technology Studies, Faculty of Education, HKU Register Abstract: Resilience is a widely used, but not always well understood term. Simply stated, resilience is the ability to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions,…
◎Winter Institute
Thermal IR Imaging and fNIRS Integration (Winter Institute 2016)
Date: Thursday, 14January 2016 Time: 10:30-12:30 Venue: Room 101 & 104, Runme Shaw Building Speakers: Prof. Laura-Ann Petitto HKU Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities; Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. USA; Co-PI & Science Director, NSF Science of Learning Center, Visual Language and Visual Learning, VL2 Prof. Arcangelo Merla Director of the Infrared Imaging…
Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Neuroimaging Technology and Advances for Studies of the Science of Learning
17 June 2015 (Wed) & 18 June 2015 (Thu)
9:00am – 1:00pm & 2:00pm – 5:00pm
MW550, 5/F, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Professor Laura-Ann Petitto, HKU Sin Wai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities; Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. USA; Co-PI & Science Director, NSF Science of Learning Center, Visual Language and Visual Learning, VL2
Adam…
Discursis: a computer-based visual text analytic tool for analysing communication data
29 June 2015 (Mon) & 30 June 2015 (Tue)
9:00am – 1:00pm & 2:00pm – 6:00pm
RMS 101, 1/F., Runme Shaw Bldg., HKU
Dr. Dan ANGUS, Lecturer / Affiliate Lecturer, School of Communication and Arts / School of Information Technology & Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland
Registration closed. The event is also technically sponsored by the IEEE Hong…
Extending classical EEG analysis to non-linear measures
23 June 2015 (Tue) & 24 June 2015 (Wed)
9:00am – 1:00pm & 2:00pm – 6:00pm
RMS 104, 1/F., Runme Shaw Bldg., HKU
Dr. Antonio IBÁÑEZ, Psychology Department, University of Jaén
Registration closed. Abstract The aim of this workshop is to provide with a set of methods to extend classical EEG analysis to non-linear measures. The final objective will be…
Introduction to Matlab & using Matlab to program cognitive experiments with Cogent 2000
19 June 2015 (Fri) & 22 June 2015 (Mon)
9:00am – 1:00pm & 2:00pm – 6:00pm
RMS 104, 1/F., Runme Shaw Bldg., HKU
Dr. Stavros SKOURAS, ‘Biological Psychology and Music Psychology Group’, Cluster of Excellence ‘Languages of Emotion’, Freie Universität Berlin
Registration closed. Abstract Matlab is a platform allowing for robust use in scientific computing. Workshop attendees are introduced to…
fNIRS Brain Imaging
3 February 2015, Tuesday
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Room 703, 7/F, Meng Wah Complex, HKU
Dr. Joerg Schnackenberg, Hitachi Medical Corporation
Please register at https://sol.edu.hku.hk/fnirs-registration/ Limited quota. Description: Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a non-invasive, non-ionizing, optical method to measure cerebral cortex hemoglobin concentration responses to brain function in humans. Research on fNIRS brain imaging is rapidly growing worldwide;…
Workshop: Measuring Classroom Talk
Speakers: Professor Lauren Resnick, University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Gaowei Chen, The University of Hong Kong Date: February 27, 2014 (Thursday) Time: 11:00 am -1:00pm Venue: Room 206, Rumme Shaw Building, HKU Language: English (more…)
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…