Science of Learning Research Centre

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Welcome to the Science of Learning Research Centre

The Science of Learning Research Centre is a Special Research Initiative of the Australian Research Council.
In the Centre, researchers in education, neuroscience and cognitive psychology are working together with
teachers to understand the learning process.

 

 


Higher Education Learning Framework

An evidence-informed model for university learning







Events

Speech to Text -SEE it as you say it Friday 4 April UoM

Speech to Text – SEE it as you SAY it!  The Visible Classroom  Supporting teaching and learning The Science of Learning Centre would like to invite you to attend the first of its free seminar se
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March Seminar

Title: Building Student Engagement and Learning through Cooperative Pedagogical Practices Date: Thursday 13 February Time: 4.30-6.00pm Venue: Level 7 Auditorium, Queensland Brain Institute Speaker: Pr
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SLRC news

A wonderful start to the series

        The first of the 2014 SLRC Melbourne-based Seminars was held last Friday (04 APRIL 2014).  Titled “The Visible Classroom” and outlined the project that includes Chief Investigator John Hattie, based in the UK, for using professional captioners to translate teacher talk onto students IPads within 7 seconds of speaking.  It also includes students rating their learning, tagging the transcripts and providing learning analytics back to teachers within the hour. It was wonderful
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SLRC Quarterly BULLETIN Summer 2014

The second edition of the SLRC Quarterly BULLETIN includes articles on ‘Confusion – can it be predicted and what are the consequences of confusion for further learning?’ and ‘Addressing literacy in indigenous and other authentic educational contexts’, as well as details of upcoming events.
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