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
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
Distinguished Visiting Scholar, The University of Hong Kong
This set of two public lectures is to be given by very distinguished scholars on cutting edge work that connects educational neuroscience and the humanities. It is one of Winter Institute 2015 activities.
Lecture 1
◎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…
Lecture 2
◎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…
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Winter Institute 2015
Stimulating and Incubating Interdisciplinary Research on Learning
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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…