May 21, 2012

My reflections from Learning and the Brain conference May 4-6, 2012

Overall quality and content

The talks varied tremendously in quality and content: a few were excellent, some were ok, and some were content-free and/or erroneous. I'm not sure how they vet, but clearly it is not a rigorous process.

The best talks
  • Cathy Davidson, "How the Brain Science of Attention will transform Schools and How Students Learn and Live"
  • David Daniel, "The Dark Side of Teaching with Technology"
  • Jay Giedd, "Developing Teen Brains and Multitasking"
  • Paul Howard-Jones, "What is the Internet Doing to Our Brains?: The Impact of Digital Technologies on Student Learning and Well-Being"