What if… we were able to say more about how the brain learns?

IOE Public Debates

The rise of neuroscience within education, as in other spheres, has been dramatic, so much so that accusations of ‘neuro mania’ and warnings about ‘neuro myths’ have become common place. Are we correct to pin our hopes on this field as a means of improving learning and attainment?

In this debate we bring together leading neuroscientists and educationalists to reflect on the ‘state of the art’ in (educational) neuroscience, future prospects for the field in providing insights into the learning process and the likely timescales for that, the ethical questions we could be considering now, as well as how we can collectively avoid the worst excesses of ‘neuro-nonsense’.

Join us in the debate with a host of fantastic speakers including:

- Becky Allen, Director of the Centre for Education Improvement Science, UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

- Steven Rose, Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience, the Open University

- Catherine Sebastian, Reader in the Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London

- Michael Thomas, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at Birkbeck, University of London

- Chair: Becky Francis, Director, UCL Institute of Education

IOE Public Debates will be streamed live via UCL Live. The video recording and a podcast will be available online from IOE Public Debates following the series.

Join the conversation on Twitter at #IOEDebates.

Introducing 'What If?' | UCL Institute of Education

Director of the UCL Institute of Education, Professor Becky Francis, announces the launch of a new public engagement series of events.

Through this series we’ll be bringing together a range of commentators – academics, politicians, practitioners, policy wonks – and pushing them to bring some radical new thinking to some of the apparently intractable issues within education, not least the English education system.

This can help all of us reflect on the status quo, celebrate progress but also consider how we might change things for the better to achieve commonly held goals for our education system and what it can do for us all.

Join us in the debate and let your opinion be heard.

Title: What if… we were able to say more about how the brain learns?
Dates: Tuesday, 15 May 2018
Time: 5.45pm to 7.00pm (BST)
Location: Jeffery Hall, UCL Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL
More details: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news-events/public-debates

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