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Chat Highlights – 20th April 2015 – Learning Zone
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Talking to the Scientists. Chat Highlights – 20th April 2015. Last night’s chat had a lot of big questions and answers. We wanted to share them a little wider so here are some of the highlight. The next chat is Wednesday 22nd April at 4pm BST. We started with the difficulty of getting teenagers to listen to research:. I guess I wonder whether there is evidence that teens are any more stubborn than others when faced with evidence. Anyone know? This is quite common in adults and children as well. I’m...
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Week three – Updates! – Learning Zone
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Talking to the Scientists. Week three – Updates! We’ve just finished another great week, the site is continuing to buzz with questions and discussions. We’ve had over 20,000 visits, which is fantastic, this has meant we are able to extend the event by 2 weeks, the Learning Zone will now finish on Friday 22nd May. Teachers, have you told your colleagues about the event? They can log in using social media. Or the registration form. There have already been lots of questions. Posted on May 1, 2015. If you we...
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Talking to the Scientists. Bishop Auckland Girls Grammar School. BSc Psychology with Ancillary Statistics (London External), MA Online and Distance Learning (Open), PhD Educational Neuroscience UCL- IOE. MRC (Clinical Psychiatry then Computing and Statistics) National Hospital for Neurology, Neurosurgery. Open University. PhD in Education Neuroscience – just completed. Me and my work. What topics do you work on? The history on neurophysiology. What methods do you use? Who was your favourite teacher?
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Talking to the Scientists. I first did a degree in vision science before realising that I was more interested in how visual information is used to control action – so ‘converted’ to psychology at Edinburgh University (where I met my PhD supervisor, Prof John Wann) and then enrolled for a PhD. Some great locations – Edinburgh, Queensland (as a post-doctoral fellow) and St Andrews and Aberdeen as a member of academic staff. Professor of Cognitive Psychology. Me and my work. But once a week the whole team w...
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Talking to the Scientists. PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience (2006), PGCE: Higher Education (2014). After my PhD I did four postdocs, at UCL, in Cambridge, and Stockholm, and then obtained a lectureship at Birkbeck, University of London, in the Department of Psychological Sciences. I am lecturer at Birkbeck. Birkbeck, University of London. Me and my work. I am a lecturer and researcher in the department of Psychological Sciences at Birkbeck. A typical day involves:. What topics do you work on? Http:/ learnin...
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I was wondering if people know of good studies supporting either side in the ‘math’ wars ? My suspicion is that skils – Learning Zone
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Talking to the Scientists. I was wondering if people know of good studies supporting either side in the 'math' wars? My suspicion is that skils learning makes ypu good at precisely that, and rote learning likewise just makes you good at that. But is there much evidence to suggest which approach has more merit generally? On 29 Apr 2015. Answered on 29 Apr 2015:. Commented on 12 May 2015:. Log in to Reply. Commented on 12 May 2015:. There are various versions over the years. One is for early school mat...
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Talking to the Scientists. BSc Computer Science from Dickinson College, Pennsylvania, USA; PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Univ of Southern California, USA. Good question. Not sure I have any…. Postdoctoral fellow in Experimental Psychology at University of Cambridge 1998-200; Postdoctoral Fellow (2000-2003) and then Research Lecturer (2004-2007) in Clinical Neurology at Oxford University; Reader in Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London (2007-present). Me and my work. I had three favori...
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Live chat – get involved! – Learning Zone
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Talking to the Scientists. Live chat – get involved! There have been four eggcellent live chat’s. As part of the event so far, and we’re planning to do more. We have another one booked today (Monday 27th April) at 8pm (BST). And it would be great if you could come in and take part. Here’s a little peak at a reoccurring theme, from the last live chat. Is there a best breakfast students can have that might help them be good for short term memory? I still want to know whether eggs are good or not. Drop by t...
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Talking to the Scientists. BS Child Psychology, University of Minnesota (2004), M.A. Education and Technology, Augsburg University (2008), PhD. Learning Design and Technology, Purdue University (2013). BS, MA., Ph.D. Research Assistant, Purdue University (2010-2012), Senior Lecturer, Bath Spa University (2012-present). Senior Lecturer in Learning Technology. Me and my work. What topics do you work on? What methods do you use? Who was your favourite teacher? Mrs Sanderson was my fourth grade teacher who l...
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What are the effects of caffeine on the brain and learning? Are there any studies looking at different aged children? – Learning Zone
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Talking to the Scientists. What are the effects of caffeine on the brain and learning? Are there any studies looking at different aged children? What information do you think we should tell students who are consuming large quantities? On 15 May 2015. Answered on 15 May 2015:. I don’t work in this area (neuropharmacology) so my answer is just based on a case study… me! But perhaps a few points to make regarding your question:. Answered on 16 May 2015:. Answered on 16 May 2015:. If, for some students, it i...
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