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

SLRC Seminar Series: CAPTURING THE ‘VIBE’ IN THE CLASSROOM

Speaker: Ms Stephanie MacMahon Title: CAPTURING THE ‘VIBE’ IN THE CLASSROOM Social synchrony, the shared experience of social, emotional and cognitive states which enables the understandin
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Seminar: HOW THE BRAIN USES FEEDBACK: INFORMING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN EDUCATION

The Science of Learning Research Centre would like to invite you to attend the following seminar: HOW THE BRAIN USES FEEDBACK: INFORMING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN EDUCATION Models of learning based u
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SLRC news

Pearson Australia’s “Always Learning” – interview with Jared Cooney-Horvath

Pearson Australia have published a Q&A session with SLRC’s Jared Cooney-Horvath, please visit the “Alway’s Learning” newsroom website to access the full interview. http://blogs.pearson.com.au/schools/newsroom/2016/10-october/20/jared-cooney-horvath,-educational-neuroscientist/?mode=desk&j=636668&e=jhattie@unimelb.edu.au&l=667_HTML&u=25694480&mid=7229450&jb=109&utm_source=marketingcloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=AlwaysLearning
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Wearable tech giving classroom insights – ACER Teacher Magazine

The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) have today published an article in their “Teacher Magazine” written by Jo Earp featuring an interview with SLRC’s Chief Investigator Professor Ross Cunnington titled “Wearable tech giving classroom insights”. The article also features a link to a video with SLRC’s Chief Investigator Professor David Clarke and our Melbourne Learning Interaction Classroom. https://www.teachermagazine.com.au/article/wearable-
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