The Future Direction of Brain-based Education: How to Narrow the Gap between Research and Application
Posted by Institutional Development Scheme for HKSYU
Event Type: Tutorial
Event Theme: Brain-based Teaching and Learning
Speaker: Dr. Savio Wai Ho Wong (Associate Professor, Associate Head of Department of Special Education and Counselling, The Hong Kong Institute of Education)
Date: 30 November 2015 (Monday)
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Venue: Room 101, Library Complex, HKSYU
Language: English
Remarks:
1) Free Admission
2) We recommend registration in advance for seat-reservation and news update.
Introduction
The concept of brain-based education has fascinated educators and researchers for years. Even parents and students are interested to know how to “optimize” our brain for learning. With the rapid advancement of neuroimaging techniques, a new research discipline, educational neuroscience, has emerged in the last decade. Nevertheless, some have argued that the gap between neuroscience research and education is too far to bridge. In this seminar, we will examine some of the major discoveries in educational neuroscience and how these findings can be translated into education practices. We will also discuss the challenges and future direction of brain-based education.
