"Futures of Learning" Lecture Series

The Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning monthly lecture series, "Futures of Learning", is designed to inform members of the Stanford community as well as local citizens about developments of critical importance in education today. Each month, distinguished speakers address the question, "What are the ideas that will transform education?"

All lectures are held in the Peter Wallenberg Learning Theater, Wallenberg Hall, Building 160, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford University.

Talks begin at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public.

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Lectures for Winter Quarter, 2006

April 5: Teaching Every Student: Universal Design for Learning in the Digital Age
David Rose, co-founder of the Center for Applied Special Technology

Modern neuroscience is dramatically revealing that what we call "learning" is highly diverse - both within and across individuals.  Traditional educational materials and learning environments are dominated by uniformity and rigidity.  Dr. Rose explores the great advantages of digital learning materials to respond adaptively and positively to diversity.  This presentation covers the cognitive neuroscience framework for understanding individual differences in learning, and provides some examples and guidelines for using digital learning environments that are effective in meeting these challenges.

Website: http://www.cast.org/about/staff/drose.html

May 17:  The Wikimedia Movement
Jimmy Wales, Founder, the Wikimedia Foundation

A well-known figure in the world of wikis -- the open content web forum that fosters online discussion and community - Jimmy Wales will be the final speaker in this year's "Futures of Learning" series. Founder of the Wikimedia Foundation, Wales' work aims to develop and maintain open content, wiki-based projects that are accessible to anyone free of charge. In addition to the multilingual general encyclopedia Wikipedia, the Foundation manages a multi-language dictionary and thesaurus, Wiktionary, an encyclopedia of quotations, and collections of e-books for children and adults. Wales will discuss his revolutionary work and the impact of wikis on the world of education and technology.

Website: http://www.wikipedia.org

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Please contact Junco Norton (jnorton@stanford.edu) for more information.