How relevant is neuroscience for education? The King's Summer School offers you the chance to examine how research related to the human brain is used in education and how interaction between the neurosciences and educationalists could make real sense.
This course provides a fascinating insight into the history of brain research, including rare glimpses into the brain's development and functions thanks to neuroimaging techniques.We will discuss the incredible educational implications of neuroscientific findings on learning, brain development and developmental disorders or cognitive deficits such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and ADHD before exploring ground-breaking research on the mind, brain, and education as well as translation issues including the use and misuse of neuroscience in the field of education.As a successful participant, you'll acquire a theoretically and empirically-based understanding of neuroscientific theories, findings and research techniques and their educational relevance.
You'll be able to critically analyse primary visual, material, and written evidence relating to the debate between education and neuroscience. Not only that, you'll be able to detect ideologies and non-scientific interests in the emerging field of mind, brain, and education.Within this course we combine the latest scientific knowledge with discussions about chances and limits of applying neuroscience to education and debate educational and ethical questions more widely. We will explore topics such as nurture vs nature, intelligence-enhancing pills, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and intellectually stimulating toys for young children.
The course is taught in three main parts. The first part focuses on the history of brain research and the fascinating glimpses into the brain's development and functions provided by neuroimaging techniques. The second part discusses educational implications of neuroscientific findings on learning, brain development and developmental disorders/cognitive deficits (e.g. dyslexia) and looks at groundbreaking emerging research on mind, brain, and education. The third part reflects on the ongoing debate on translation problems and the use and misuse of neuroscience in the field of education.Guided tours may include the Natural History Museum, the Institute of Psychiatry at King's and King's College London archives.
Period
01-07-2013 - 19-07-2013 (3 weeks)
Target group
This course welcomes everyone who would like to spend a few stimulating weeks in the summer learning about, thinking about and discussing education and how this relates to or should relate to our brain and mind. In the past these types of courses were attended by students of education, psychology, nursing science and humanities subjects as well as professionals (such as school teachers, university teachers and parents).
Course aim
By the end of the course you will:- Acquire a theoretically and empirically-based understanding of neuroscientific theories, findings and research techniques and their educational relevance.
- Be able to critically analyse primary visual material and written evidence relating to the debate between education and neuroscience.
- Be able to detect ideologies and non-scientific interests in the emerging field of mind, brain, and education.
Credits
0.0 ECTS credits
Course fee
GBP 1350: tuition fee only
Course leader
Our Summer School tutors are experts in their fields who often do ground-breaking research of their own and love what they do.
King's College London
Address: Strand, London
Postal code: WC2R 2LS
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/summerschool
E-mail: summerschool@kcl.ac.uk
Phone: +44 20 7848 1533
Education & Neuroscience
label
Diverse
calendar_month
2013-02-11, 00:00
autorenew
2025-09-29, 17:01
history_edu
Diana Ignat
