Tag: accountable talk

  • Accountable Talk: How Structured Academic Discussion Builds the Mind

    Accountable Talk: How Structured Academic Discussion Builds the Mind

    February 26, 2014 (Wednesday) 4:30 pm -5:45 pm Room 102, K.K. Leung Building, HKU Professor Lauren Resnick, University of Pittsburgh Language: English Abstract Recent evidence from several countries suggests that long-term, “far” transfer from one academic discipline to another is possible under certain conditions of teaching and learning. For example: a) English students who discussed…

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  • Workshop: Measuring Classroom Talk

    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

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