Colloquia – Future Learning Initiative

To enable robust exchange of ideas, all members of the FLI regularly attend a monthly colloquium, where doctoral students, post-docs as well as visiting scholars present ongoing work of their projects. Regular exchange of this kind is important for developing boundary-crossing projects and a joint scientific identity.

Starting from September 2021, the FLI Colloquia will be part of the ETH course catalogue. Students will be able to attend the FLI Colloquium for 0.5 ECTS credits for each semester. In order to get their credits, students have to either present their research in a 30min talk followed by 15min Q&A or critically evaluate one or more talks in the form of a short essay.

FLI Colloquia take place on the last Fridays of the month from 3.15 – 5.15 pm and are hosted by Prof. Manu Kapur.

During autumn semester, the FLI Colloquia will be held in person, hybrid and online (see table below for more information).

Dates and content:

30th September 2022

Zoom

Child Gender Differences in Math Achievement and in Attitudes Toward Math
Alex von Bergen, doctoral student at the Professorship for Learning Sciences and Higher Education, ETH Zurich

Portraits of Teachers’ Enactments of Instructionally Informative Assessment Tasks
Prof. Sania Zaidi, Research Assistant Professor at the Learning Sciences Research Institute, UIC

28th October 2022

4.15 – 5pm

LEE E 101 / on Zoom

The Potential of Virtual Reality and Games for Education
Prof. Johanna Pirker, Visiting professor, Game Technology Center, Department of Computer Science, ETH Zürich

25th November 2022

LEE E 101 / on Zoom

The Neural and Physiological Basis of Learning Mathematics
Cléa Formaz, doctoral student at the Professorship for Learning Sciences and Higher Education, ETH Zurich

Prior Knowledge, Interest, and Engagement: Influences of Cognitive and Affective Factors on Learning Scientific Concepts with Narratives
Samuel Tobler, doctoral student at the Professorship for Learning Sciences and Higher Education, ETH Zurich

16th December 2022

LEE E 101 / on Zoom

Using Motion Capture Technologies to Facilitate Gestures for Mathematics Learning
Prof. Candace Walkington, Associate Professor, Gerald J. Ford Research Fellow, Department of Teaching and Learning, Southern Methodist University

Routes of Academic Development in STEM: A longitudinal investigation
Dr. Victoria Abou Khalil and Dr. Michal Berkowitz Biran, ETH Zurich

Time: 15:15 – 17:15 (s.t.)

Zoom link: will be provided after registration. Please contact Sara May (sara.may@gess.ethz.ch) for a registration without earning the 0.5 ECTS credits.

More information on the FLI colloquium can be found in the ETH course catalogue. If you have any questions, please contact Sara May.