25 years of Learning Sciences at Nottingham
To celebrate our first 25 years at the University of Nottingham, we are reflecting on how Learning Sciences informs a wide variety of issues relevant for policy and practice.
This event will take place in the Exchange Building at the University of Nottingham in Room C33 on the 21st and 22nd of June and the programme of the day is below.
If you are interested in attending this free event, please contact Shaaron Ainsworth (Shaaron.Ainsworth at Nottingham.ac.uk) for booking information.
| Time And Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 21st June 2:00 | Welcome and introductions | |
| 2:30 | Keynotes 1: The social turn in learning sciences | |
| Claire O'Malley:Learning sciences: enhancing and understanding collaborative learning | ||
| Charles Crook: Learning sciences: Understanding the dark side of collaboration | ||
| 3:15 | Coffee | |
| 3:45 | Keynotes 2: Innovative learning environments | |
| Jake Habgood: Learning Sciences: The design of effective gameplay | ||
| Danae Stanton Fraser: Learning Sciences: understanding the psychological impact of the use of virtual environments | ||
| Andy Manches: Learning Sciences: the role of the body in learning | ||
| 4:45 | Break | |
| 5:00 | Discussion of Day 1 themes | |
| 6:00 | End and move to Dinner | |
| 6:30 | Dinner at Spokes: The Jubilee Conference Centre | |
| Friday 22nd June: 9:00 | ||
| 9:15 | Keynotes 3: Disciplinary Practices and the learning sciences | |
| Wouter van Joolingen:Learning Sciences: Understanding students' conceptions about science. | ||
| Matthew Inglis: Learning sciences and mathematics education: A history of non-interaction? | ||
| 10:00 | Coffee | |
| 10:30 | Keynotes 4: The places of learning: unconventional spaces | |
| Brett Bligh: Learning sciences and the design of learning spaces | ||
| Pryce Davis: Learning sciences and learning outside the classroom | ||
| Mike Sharples: Learning sciences and the science of learning at scale | ||
| 11:30 | Discussion Day Two Themes | |
| 12:15 | Plenary | |
| 13:00 | End and Lunch |