How can schools and classrooms be physically designed to support learning?  In recent decades research from the learning sciences has led to fundamental shifts in conceptions of learning.  However, many small renovations and large school building projects continue to be planned using outdated models of learning. This pre-conference workshop will share four research-based shifts in conceptions of learning and illustrative examples of classrooms and schools that are designed to support these shifts. 
Participants will get hands-on experiences with tools and processes developed from a decade of work at Harvard’s Learning Environment for Tomorrow Institute, used to evaluate and guide effective design for learning. The goal of this talk will be to equip school leaders, educators and designers to better lead physical changes in their school that aligns with learning science research. 


Key Details

Date: 9 September 2020 (Wednesday)

Cost: 550USD
Time: 09:00 – 16:00

Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

About the Presenter

Dr. Daniel Wilson is the Director of Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). He is a Principal Investigator at Project Zero, a Lecturer at HGSE, and the Educational Chair at Harvard’s “Learning Environments for Tomorrow” Institute, a collaboration with HGSE and Harvard Graduate School of Design. His teaching and writing explore the inherent socio-psychological tensions – dilemmas of knowing, trusting, leading, and belonging – in adult collaborative learning across a variety of contexts. Specifically he focuses on how groups navigate these tensions through language, routines, roles, and artifacts. Read more>>