SRI to Host Webcast of Cyberlearning Research Summit

WHAT:

The Cyberlearning Research Summit, organized by SRI International and the Lawrence Hall of Science. This event will feature discussions on the future of learning, and the technology necessary for scalable and lasting advances in STEM education. The National Science Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are sponsoring the event, which is hosted by the National Geographic Society at their Washington D.C. headquarters.

WHEN:

January 18, 2012
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST

WHERE:

In-person attendance is limited; talks will be webcast live at: http://cyberlearning.sri.com/webcast/

WHO:

SRI speakers include:
Vinay Chaudhri, program director in SRI's Information and Computing Sciences Division (along with Deborah Frazier, a teacher from Monta Vista High School in Silicon Valley, who is currently working with SRI) will present Inquire: A Textbook with Knowledge Representation and Reasoning. They will show an electronic version of a biology textbook embedded with knowledge representation and reasoning. They will discuss how these capabilities can help a student in active reading and provide support during homework.

Jeremy Roschelle, director of SRI's Center for Technology in Learning, is one of the summit chairs. The summit advisory committee, reviewers, and editors include SRI's Judith Fusco, research scientist, and Patricia Schank, senior cognitive scientist.