30.3.07: CICERO Learning Symposium:

Learning and the Brain: Building Collaborative Frameworks for Neuroscience, Learning and Education

Around 50 people took part in the first CICERO Learning Symposium on Learning and the Brain at the University of Helsinki on the 30th of March, 2007.

The keynote speakers were Dr Sue Pickering and Dr Paul Howard Jones from the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol and Professor Christina M. Krause from the University of Helsinki.

The participants included professors and researchers, professionals working in the field of education and schools, as well as students and members of the general public. In addition to the audience in Helsinki, more than a hundred viewers in Finland and abroad followed the presentations online. The webcast of the presentations and discussions is now available for viewing (see below). Click here to view the Symposium Abstracts.

Themes discussed in the symposium will be developed further in a CICERO Learning conference on Learning and the Brain on 20-21 November, 2007. One of the keynote speakers will be Professor Helen Neville from the University of Oregon. Watch this space for further information about the conference!

The webcast can only be viewed on Internet Explorer (version 5.5 or later). Click here for further information on viewing the webcast.

Click here to view the symposium programme and presentation topics.

Click here to view Session 1

Click here to view Session 2

Click here to view Session 3

The Finnish Institute in London supported the organisation of this symposium.