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Science of Learning Centers

Program Overview. Science of Learning Centers. Nanoscale Science and Engineering Grantees Conference December 7-9, 2009. Soo-Siang Lim Ph.D Lead Program Director and Chair of Coordinating Committee Science of Learning Centers Program. How humans, other animals and machines learn.

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Science of Learning Centers

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  1. Program Overview Science of Learning Centers Nanoscale Science and Engineering Grantees Conference December 7-9, 2009 Soo-Siang Lim Ph.D Lead Program Director and Chair of Coordinating Committee Science of Learning Centers Program

  2. How humans, other animals and machines learn Complexity Scope and scale Cross-disciplinary Longitudinal studies Centers provide enduring intellectual, organizational and physical infrastructure

  3. Science of Learning Centers • Transformative advances through integrated research on learning • Connections to scientific, educational, technological and workforce challenges

  4. Connecting basic science to education research and practice Stable, long term partnerships of researchers and teachers that: Better alignment of research agendas to education issues Bring teacher input to research - career development Enable longitudinal studies of learning trajectories Build capacities of a new generation of scientist educators Evaluation over long term and development of standards for quality control.

  5. Connecting Research and Educational Practice: An Implementation Loop Research Development Small Scale Implementation Research on Learning Use-inspired Research on Learning Dissemination, Awareness Large Scale Implementation Strategic Partnerships Infrastructure Workforce Preparation

  6. 2004 Cohort CELEST: Center of Excellence for Learning in Engineering, Science and Technology (Boston U) LIFE:Learning in Informal and Formal Environments (U of Washington) PSLC:Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center (Carnegie-Mellon U) 2006 Cohort SILC:Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center (Temple U) TDLC:Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center (UC-San Diego) VL2:Visual Language and Learning Center (Gallaudet U) Current SLC Portfolio

  7. More than Science at SLCs • Knowledge Transfer and Dissemination • Educational practice • Industry • Integration of Research and Education • Broadening Participation and Outreach • Infrastructure

  8. Enhanced research and education opportunities Center-inspired new coursework CELEST Cross-discipline mentoring of students Annual SLC Student workshop, visits to other centers, student Wiki Enhanced understanding of research connections to societal impacts Active engagement of students and faculty in partnerships withK-12 schools and practitioners Development of curriculum materials Workshops involving K-12 teachers Industry Internships (CELEST, LIFE, PSLC) Enhancement of career skills Proposal for SLC student workshop is student-driven (PSLC, LIFE) Leadership and organizational skills in active student organizations Working in cross-disciplinary teams, cyber-enabled research Entrepreneurship (CELEST) A new generation of researchers in multidisciplinary science of learning Integration of Research and Education

  9. Science that explores issues that affect participation rates VL2 : sign language and literacy, new generation of deaf scholars SILC: low spatial skills and relatedness to gender and low SES LIFE: Bilingual research and education – Spanish/English TDLC, CELEST: Improving life chances of disabled Female-led Centers Women leaders – SILC, LIFE, CELEST Outreach to Underrepresented populations Partnerships with minority serving public schools, colleges CELEST: SACNAS Broadening Participation

  10. Infrastructure • Cyber-enabled learning in classrooms (PSLC, LIFE) • Cyber-enabled research on learning (PSLC, TDLC) • New tools for research (TDLC, PSLC, LIFE, VL2) • New resources for standardization and assessment (VL2, SILC) • New Tools for education (TDLC, PSLC) • New Tools for outreach (TDLC) • New models for collaborative, scientific integration (TDLC)

  11. Locations of SLC Centers & Partner Institutions LIFE SILC TDLC VL2 CELEST PSLC

  12. Across centers in research, training, knowledge transfer and dissemination Timely exchanges coordinated via a web of: 30+ academic institutions 60+ non-academic institutions More than 300 participants PI meetings Workshops Language Learning and Education Science and Engineering of Learning Educational Neuroscience Art, Creativity and Learning SLC Network of Six CentersAnother Level of Collaboration, Synergy & Synthesis

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