Speaker Series Archive
Spring 2020
| Event Title | Date | Presenter | Link to event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creativity and Learning by Invention | February 14 | Dr. Jennifer Wiley, University of Illinois at Chicago | View Event |
| Interests and STEM learning out-of-school: Taking stock of technical and political dimensions | February 28 | Flavio Azevedo, Ph.D, UT Austin, College of Education | View Event |
| Conceptualizing teacher learning and practice as dynamic: Implications for research and practice | March 13 | Jennifer Richards, Ph.D, Northwestern University, School Education and Social Policy | View Event |
| TBD | March 20 | Gregory Larnell, Ph.D, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Education | View Event |
| TBD | April 3 | Barry Fishman, Ph.D, University of Michigan, School of Education, School of Information | View Event |
| TBD | April 24 | Alexa Lee-Hassan, doctoral student, University of Illinois at Chicago, Learning Sciences | View Event |
Fall 2019
| Event Title | Date | Presenter | Link to event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Models for Improving Spatial Thinking | September 6 | Dr. David Uttal, Ph.D., Northwestern University | View Event |
| What Sticks and Why? Investigating—and Designing for—Both Change and Persistence | September 13 | Dr. Elenor Anderson, Ph.D. School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University | View Event |
| Improving teacher learning at scale: Lessons from a 10-year program of work | September 20 | Dr. Meg Bates, Ph.D., University of Chicago, USTEM Education | View Event |
| Impact of Awe on Memories of Learning at Art and Science Museums | October 4 | Aaron Price, Ph.D., Museum of Science and Industry | View Event |
| What’s space got to do with it? Understanding the role of the physical space, information, and technology in collaborative learning environments | October 25 | Dr. Mike Tissenbaum, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Education, Educational Psychology | View Event |
| Instructionally Supportive Tasks in Practice: Considerations of Equity and Inclusion during task enactment | November 8 | Krystal Madden, Ph.D. Candidate, Learning Sciences, UIC | View Event |
| Designing for Heterogeneity in 21st Century Science Learning: Towards Critical Socio-Ecological Science Education | November 15 | Dr. Megan Bang, Professor of Learning Sciences, Northwestern University | View Event |
Spring 2019
| Event Title | Date | Presenter | Link to event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evidence-Based Approaches to Curriculum Reform and Assessment | February 1 | Dr. Melanie M. Cooper, Ph.D. | View Event |
| Infrastructuring As a Practice of Design-Based Research for Supporting and Studying Equitable Implementation and Sustainability of Innovations | February 22 | Dr. Bill Penuel, Ph.D. | View Event |
| Emerging Methods in Understanding and Supporting Collaboration in Classrooms | March 8 | Dr. Emma Mercier University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | View Event |
| Supporting and Studying Three-Dimensional Learning and Assessment Activities | March 15 | Dr. Don Winks, Dr. Brian Gane, Laura Zeller (PhD student) | View Event |
| Six Degrees of Engineering-Science Integration in K-12 Education | April 19 | Dr. Şenay Purzer, Purdue University | View Event |
| {TBA} | April 26 | Anthony Petrosino University of Texas at Austin | View Event |
| Using an Integrated Model of Identity Development to Design Digital Learning Environments | May 3 | Mirlanda Prudent (LSRI PhD student) University of Illinois at Chicago | View Event |
Fall 2018
| Event Title | Date | Presenter | Link to Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collectible Card Games for Learning Cybersecurity" | September 7 | Michael K. Thomas, Ph.D. | view event |
| Looking at my (real) world through mathematics: Memories and imaginaries of STEM learning | September 28 | Dr. Patricia Buenrostro, Ph.D. | View Event |
| Traces, Aesthetics and Geneses: Developing Political and Ethical Perspectives on Learning | October 5 | Dr. Shirin Vossoughi, Ph.D. | View Event |
| What’s worth teaching? Rethinking Curriculum in the Age of Technology | October 19 | Dr. Allan Collins, Ph.D. | View Event |
| Learning Across Professions: Examining Teacher Practice | November 9 | Christopher Fry and Dr. Alison Castro Superfine, Ph.D | view event |
| Understanding of Student Engagement in Online Learning Supports for an Introductory Biology Course | November 16 | Dr. Ting Dai, Ph.D. | View Event |
| Reducing the Impact of Misconceptions and Misinformation | November 30 | Dr. Panyiota Kendeou, Ph.D. | View Event |