2018 Science of Learning Symposium

Metacognition: From Research to Classroom

Program Details

Morning Session

9:00 – 11:45 AM | Location: Low Library Rotunda

9:00 – 9:30 AM Light breakfast

9:30 – 9:45 AM Opening remarks

9:45 – 11:45 AM Research Presentations by Janet Metcalfe, Robert A. Bjork, and Sian Beilock.

Afternoon Session

1:00 – 2:45 PM | Location: 203 Butler Library

Workshop 1 facilitated by Elizabeth Ligon Bjork, commentary by Janet Metcalfe.

3:00 – 4:45 PM | Location: 203 Butler Library

Workshop 2 facilitated by Dylan Wiliam, commentary by Robert A. Bjork.

4:45 – 6 PM | Butler Library

Reception

Space is limited. You must be registered to attend. We are working on setting up remote locations to accommodate people on the waitlist.

Research Presentations

The day’s agenda kicks off in the Low Library Rotunda at 9:00 AM with presentations by leading researchers and experts in the fields of cognitive psychology and metacognition.

• “Metacognition and Curiosity” by Janet Metcalfe (Columbia University)
• “Why Don’t the Trials and Errors of Everyday Living and Learning Teach Us How to Learn?” by Robert A. Bjork (University of California, Los Angeles)
• “Academic Performance under Stress” by Sian Beilock (Barnard College)

Discussion will follow, led by Elizabeth Ligon Bjork, Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles and Dylan Wiliam, Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment at University College London.

Later in the day, the CTL will host two workshops in Butler Library for faculty, staff, and graduate students to explore evidence-based metacognitive strategies that can be implemented in the classroom.

Workshop 1 | Turning Tests into Desirable Difficulties: How to Assess Learning in Ways that Enhance Learning

Workshop 2 | Activating students as owners of their own learning: Metacognition in the classroom

From 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM, Professor Dylan Wiliam will conduct a workshop on how to make students become more active in their own learning, with commentary and participation by interested faculty, staff, and students as well as by Professor Robert A. Bjork.

Speakers

This year’s speakers are Janet Metcalfe, Professor of Psychology at Columbia University; Robert A. Bjork, Distinguished Research Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles; and Sian Beilock, President of Barnard College.

Janet Metcalfe is Professor of Psychology and of Neurobiology and Behavior at Columbia University. Her current research focuses on understanding the consequences of metacognition for attention, memory, learning, and neural processing.

Robert A. Bjork is Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses on human learning and memory and on the implications of the science of learning for instruction and training.

Sian Beilock is the 8th President of Barnard College. Her work as a cognitive scientist has revolved around performance anxiety, with a focus on success in math and science for women and girls.

Their talks will be commented by Elizabeth Ligon Bjork, Professor of Psychology at University of California, Los Angeles; and Dylan Wiliam, Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment at University College London.

Elizabeth Ligon Bjork is Professor of Psychology and Past Senior Vice Chair in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Main themes of her research have been the role of inhibitory processes in creating an adaptive memory system and how principles of learning discovered in the laboratory can be applied to enhance instructional practices and self-directed learning. Download the presentation here.

Dylan Wiliam is Emeritus Professor of Educational Assessment at University College London. His academic work has focused on the use of assessment to support learning (sometimes called formative assessment).

Questions?