New Millennium Learners

05-Apr-2007

The emergence of digital native learners has major potential implications for education. The objective of the NML is to analyse this new generation of learners and understand their expectations and attitudes. The impact of digital technologies on cognitive skills and on learning expectations, and the evolution of social values and lifestyles are important issues.

OECD report urges Switzerland to improve educational R & D

30-Jan-2007

Switzerland needs to improve the organisation and the quality of its educational research and development (R&D) in order to make  these activities more relevant to policy-making and educational practices, according to a new OECD report.

Tom Schuller, Head of CERI, gave a speech at Université Paris Dauphine on 31st January 2007

26-Jan-2007

Tom Schuller, Head of CERI, gave a speech on "Education et formation tout au long de la vie : quelle vision internationale ?" on 31st January 2007 at Université Paris Dauphine (see presentation at: http://www.wcfel.org/).

Measuring the Effects of Education on Health and Civic Engagement - Proceedings of the Copenhagen Symposium

13-Sep-2006

This publication is organised around two major papers, one on the links between education and health, the other on the links between education and civic participation. The papers discuss methodological issues and provide a wealth of empirical results, which confirm the important effect education has in both domains.

Teacher Forums on Brain and Learning

15-Mar-2006

Join our interactive brain and learning forums  for teaching practitioners.  Current hot threads are on learning math problems and bilingual/intercultural teaching.

Workshop Inciting the Practitioners Perspective - Brain Research and Learning

16-Jan-2006

Hosted by the Learning Lab Denmark in Copenhagen, the OECD/CERI Learning Sciences and Brain Research project held a workshop bringing together practitioners, neuro-scientists and educational specialists on 22 February 2006. 

Seminar on Education, Cognition and the Brain

19-Oct-2005

This seminar was co-hosted by the Académie des Sciences in Paris on 9-10 November 2005. 

Education, Cognition et Cerveau - un séminaire

19-Oct-2005

Ce séminaire a été co-organisé par l'Académie des Sciences à Paris le 9-10 novembre 2005.

ARTE Documentary: "Apprendre - Un Curieux Phénomène"

09-Sep-2005

ARTE created a documentary on applying neuroscience in education which includes a special on the CERI Brain Project's "Emotions, Learning and Education" seminar  in Copenhagen in 2004.

Reflections of the Lifelong Learning Network Meeting, Tokyo 2005

14-Jun-2005

View the interesting reflections by two educators present at the Lifelong Learning Network meeting which was held in Tokyo in January 2005, and the response from a renowned neuroscientist. 

Linking Evidence to Practice - International Conference

from 14-Sep-2005 to 15-Sep-2005

On 14 and 15 September 2005, the third OECD-conference on Evidence Based Policy Research took place in The Hague, Netherlands. The conference explored how bridges can be built between researchers, policy makers and educational practitioners by using evidence based research to improve policy making.  Focus was on the role of brokerage agencies (i.e., institutions, programmes, or other mechanisms) designed to improve linkages between research and policy concerns and act as bridges in a national or international context (for example, the EPPI-Centre in the UK).

Third Meeting of the Lifelong Learning Network

from 21-Jan-2005 to 22-Feb-2005

The 3rd meeting of the Lifelong Learning network of OECD/CERI’s Learning Sciences and Brain Research project took place at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Wako-Shi, Saitama, Japan on 21-22 January 2005. The meeting brought together some 30 experts, mixing neuroscience and educational researchers with a few practitioners and policymakers. Participants were present from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, UK and USA.

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