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Archive for November, 2008

LIFE University Exchange Program: Joan Davis travels to Stanford

Posted on Nov. 3rd 2008 | Comments Off

Joan Davis (graduate student, UW) traveled to Stanford University in June to meet with Sandra Okita (former graduate student, Stanford) and her advisor, Dan Schwartz, to learn more about their research on self-other monitoring and the impact of the belief of social interaction (or social expectancy) on learning, and to consult with them about research design for her dissertation. As a result of the visit, Joan is planning to conduct a study that integrates her previous research on person knowledge with their research on the belief of social interaction. In addition, Joan is planning to solicit graduate student and post-doc participation a cross-institution (including LIFE interns) seminar in the Spring quarter that focuses on self-other monitoring and perspective taking in collaborative learning environments and in the design learning technologies.

During Joan’s visit to Stanford, she also met with Vanessa Vega (graduate student, Stanford) to learn more about conducting research studies that incorporate physiological measures. A few months before her visit, Julie Carpenter (graduate student, UW) and Joan had conducted a study to measure people’s physiological response to the design of robots. Vanessa analyzed the stimulus video used and suggested modifications for future studies.

2009 iSLC Conference to be hosted by LIFE

Posted on Nov. 3rd 2008 | Comments Off

The LIFE Center will host the Second Annual inter-Science of Learning Centers (iSLC) Conference on February 5-7, 2009 at the University of Washington. This conference is designed specifically for junior researchers from the six NSF-funded Science of Learning Centers: CELEST, LIFE, PSLC, SILC, TDLC, and VL2. During this 3-day conference, participants will discuss their common interests for understanding and improving how people learn in a variety of settings and will share and learn about useful methods for conducting research to achieve these goals. The theme for this year’s conference is Social Foundations of Learning: Implications from Research on Brain, Behavior, and Experience.

For more information, please visit our website: http://cns.bu.edu/islc/