Events
Learning in Action: Applying Learning Sciences to Tackle Social Chanllenges
Join us as we explore the pivotal role of learning sciences in addressing societal issues. A distinguished panel of experts will discuss the intersection of research, design, and interdisciplinary collaboration in shaping the future of the field.
Date: Friday, May 3, 2024
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: 120 Clemens Hall, University at Buffalo North Campus
Featured Panelists:
Philip Bell is the Shauna C. Larson Chair in Learning Sciences, Director of the Institute for Science + Math Education, and Professor of Education at the University of Washington Seattle. He was a founding member of the Board on Science Education of the National Academy of Sciences and served on the committee that authored the NASEM Framework for K-12 Science Education in 2012, which led to the development of the Next Generation Science Standards for K-12 science education. He edits the practitioner learning resource collection.
Susan R. Goldman is a distinguished professor emerita of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Psychology, and Education at the University of Illinois Chicago. She is a member of the National Academy of Education and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, the International Society of the Learning Science, and of the Society for Text and Discourse. She is a founding co-director of UIC’s Learning Sciences Research Institute.
Brian K Smith is the Honorable David S. Nelson Chair in Education, and Associate Dean for Research at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College. He also holds an appointment in BC’s Department of Computer Science. He has directed research and program development in information sciences and STEAM education at the National Science Foundation, Drexel University, Penn State, the Rhode Island School of Design, and the MIT Media Lab.
Candace Thille is an associate professor of education at Stanford University and faculty director of workforce and adult learning at the Stanford Accelerator for Learning. Previously, she was the Director of Learning Science at Amazon.com and the founding director of the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) at Carnegie Mellon University.
The International Society of the Learning Sciences Annual Meeting
The International Society of the Learning Sciences is an interdisciplinary society dedicated to the research of learning in all of its forms. Their annual conference will be hosted by the University at Buffalo in 2024 with the theme:
"Learning as a cornerstone of healing, resilience and community"