Brains R Us: The Science of Educating Video Archive
By Alexander Matthews, amatthews@ucsd.edu and Tiffany
San Diego, CA, May 27, 2008-- As the nation struggles with issues facing its educational system, the Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center at UC San Diego and The Science Network held a public discussion March 3 to examine the insights and solutions that neuroscience has to offer.
“Brains R Us” – a town hall meeting on the “science of educating, from synapse to schoolroom, neurons to neighborhoods” – brought together researchers, educators, policymakers, parents and students for an interactive, daylong discussion. The event wa s co-sponsored by the UCSD Office of Research Affairs, UCSD Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind, Scientific Learning Corp., Crick-Jacobs Center at the Salk Institute, and the UCSD division of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2).
Archived webcasts of the videos are now available for on-demand viewing. [ Windows Media Player and broadband connection required; click for information on the latest version, and on players for Mac and Linux users. ] To watch each video, click on the image or highlighted video link.
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Mike Merzenich, Francis A. Sooy Chair of Otolaryngology, UC San Francisco, Founder, Scientific Learning Corporation Length: 6:45 [video] |
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Terry Jernigan, Professor of Psychiatry, UC San Diego Length: 7:28 [video] |
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Urs Ribary, Leadership Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience in Childhood Health and Development, Simon Fraser University
Length: 8:38 [video] |
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Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek, Director, Infant Language Laboratory, Temple University; Member, Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center
Length: 6:59 [video] |
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Panel Discussion: Brains Length: 40:52 [video] |
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David Boulton, Co-Producer and Creator, Children of the Code Length: 21:00 [video] |
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John Corcoran, Author, The Bridge to Literacy: No Child-or Adult left Behind
Length: 17:13 [video] |
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Paula Tallal, Co-Director, Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University; Founder, Scientific Learning Corporation; Co-Director, Educational and Outreach Center, TDLC Length: 7:35 [video] |
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Adele Diamond, Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, University of British Columbia Length: 13:08 [video] |
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Javier Movellan, Director, Machine Perception Laboratory, UC San Diego; Co-Principal Investigator, Social Interaction Network, TDLC Length: 08:16 [video] |
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Hal Pashler, Professor of Psychology, UC San Diego Length: 11:16 [video] |
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Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Brain and Creativity Institute/Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California Length: 11:01 [video] |
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Kurt Fischer, President, Society For Mind, Brain and Education, Harvard University Length: 8:53 [video] |
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Barbara Edwards, Professional Development Coordinator, CREATE, UC San Diego Length: 5:19 [video] |
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Michael Dabney, Director of News Media Relations and Public Relations, Student Educational Advancement Division, UC San Diego
Length: 6:52 [video] |
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Eric Jensen, Founder and Director, Jensen Learning Corporation Length: 7:09 [video] |
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Kathleen Paliokas, Director, Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium at the Council of Chief State School Officers
Length: 6:04 [video] |
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Jennifer Husbands, Director of Teacher Credentialing & Support, High Tech High; Member, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Length: 5:33 [video] |
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David Lightfoot, Assistant Director, National Science Foundation Length: 11:46 [video] |
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Jim Nelson, Executive Director, AVID Length: 10:47 [video] |
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Panel Discussion: Teachers Length: 15:25 [video] |
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Leon Lederman, Nobel Laureate (Physics 1988); Director Emeritus, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory; Founder, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Length: 9:39 [video] |
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Panel Discussion: Transformation Length: 22:04 [video] |
As an extension to the event, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Leon Lederman spoke on March 4 about science education.See The Science Network website for more information and Flash video versions of the sessions.
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