CIT Blog » Uncategorized http://cit.duke.edu/blog What's new and interesting in instructional technology Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:51:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Mind, Brain and Education seminar http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2009/11/17/mind-brain-and-education-seminar/ http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2009/11/17/mind-brain-and-education-seminar/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:51:21 +0000 Andrea Novicki http://cit.duke.edu/blog/?p=8601 Come listen to  Kurt Fischer, Director of the Mind, Brain and Education Program, Charles Bigelow Professor of Education and Professor of Human Development & Psychology at Harvard University.   He will talk about “Mind, Brain and Education: Tools for Analyzing Learning Pathways” on Friday, December 4th at 1:30 PM in the LSRC Love Auditorium.

Dr. Fischer brings together educators and researchers in biological sciences, cognitive science and education to create a strong research foundation for educational practice and policy — informed by input from educators and includes the roles of the brain and genetics in learning.

Refreshments and conversation follow Dr. Fischer’s talk.

This seminar is co-sponsored by the Center for Science Education, the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience and the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience.  Check with Duke Center for Science Education for more information or download a flyer.

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