Embodied cognition and the future of teaching and learning

Understanding the mind and how thinking occurs has been a challenge for philosophers, scientists, theorists, educators, and artists throughout history. Until recently, ideas about how we learn have been mainly theoretical and intuitive. However, with ongoing advances in neuroscience, considerable progress is occurring. As a result, a paradigm shift is taking hold in human cognition, pointing to a new science-based understanding about the way we think and, ultimately, the way we learn.

This paradigm shift - a move away from traditional notions of the mind to an “embodied cognition” model of human thinking and learning - is the subject of a new book Movement Matters: How Embodied Cognition Informs Teaching and Learning. The book is summarised as follows:

"Experts translate the latest findings on embodied cognition from neuroscience, psychology, and cognitive science to inform teaching and learning pedagogy."

This London Futurists webinar features the co-editors of this book, highlighting key implications of this improved understanding for the future of teaching and learning.

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This event will be hosted on Zoom. To register, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mJMHGUw0SRaXOahtxhCWTw.

The Zoom registration fee (UKP £2.50) helps cover London Futurists running costs. (The Zoom registration page opens a PayPal interface, but there is NO requirement for attendees to use a PayPal account.)

The webinar can also be viewed, without charge, on the London Futurists YouTube channel, but without the option to participate in the live Q&A.

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About the speakers:

Sheila Landers Macrine, PhD, is a Professor, a Cognitive Scientist and Psychologist. Her expertise includes embodied cognition, cognitive development, alternative assessment, and the learning sciences. Her work has challenged traditional approaches to learning and assessment, including developing alternative IQ testing, developing assessments for students from culturally diverse backgrounds, students with intellectual disabilities, and those with learning differences.

Sheila recently published papers on Embodied Cognition in Frontiers, the International Journal of School and Educational Psychology, and in the Oxford Research Encyclopedias-Education at Oxford University Press. She is also a critical feminist who has published numerous articles and books. She completed two Ph.D.’s in Cognition Psychology and School Psychology at Temple University.

Sheila is currently a Full Professor in the Department of STEM Education and Teacher Development at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth where she coordinates the Special Education Program. Her teaching and mentoring have been recognized with the Kappa Delta Excellence in Teaching & Advising Award.

Dr. Jennifer Fugate is a world-wide expert of emotion theory and perception, trained in the cognitive underpinnings of how people construct emotion through their language. She is the author of numerous empirical and theoretical pieces on the role of language in emotion, as well as a certified Facial Action Coder. She received her PhD from Emory University in Comparative Social Cognition, completing two postdocs in human emotion with the renowned psychologist and author, Lisa Feldman Barrett at Northeastern University.

Jennifer received tenure and promotion at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where she worked for nine years. During this time, her work was featured in Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Talking to Strangers. She was awarded Scholar of the Year in 2019.

Jennifer is currently an Associate Professor in Psychology at Kansas City University and directs the ABLE (affective, behavior, learning and embodiment) lab for able mind and body.

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The webinar will start broadcasting at 4pm UK time on Sat 18th June. To find this time in other timezones, use https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20220618T150000&p1=136

Please log into Zoom up to 10 minutes ahead of the start time of the event, so you won't miss the start of the live broadcast.

As the discussion proceeds, attendees will be welcome to raise questions and vote to prioritise questions raised by others.

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To register for this event, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mJMHGUw0SRaXOahtxhCWTw