People
Matthew Inglis is a newly-appointed LSRI Research Fellow.
He writes: 'I come to Nottingham from down the M1 at the University of Warwick, where I recently completed my PhD. My research to date has focussed on the reasoning and argumentation behaviour of mathematicians at the undergraduate and research level. Whilst at Nottingham I intend to continue this work, focussing in particular on the ways in which expert and novice mathematicians construct non-deductive arguments, and the aspects to which they attend when reading mathematical proofs. I have also dabbled in visual search research, and am currently involved in a project which seeks to study the influence of reasoning biases on search behaviour.'
Congratulations to Tim Jay, who as well as being very close to PhD completion, has been successful in gaining an appointment as a Research Officer on the Cityware project (www.cityware.org.uk) with Danae Stanton-Fraser and Eamonn O'Neill at the University of Bath. Tim says ‘It's going to be an exciting move for me, and I will maintain links with the LSRI, particularly in Mathematical Thinking’ with Camilla Gilmore and Matthew Inglis.
Events
LSRI Research Day 2 will be held on 6 March. Its purpose is to map the research interests of all LSRI’s people, and plan directions for future research.
LSRI Seminar series
Tuesdays 4.30-6pm. International and local researchers present their thought-provoking topics every week. All welcome. Please check website for location. [www.nottingham.ac.uk/lsri/News/Seminars/seminarinfo.html]
13 Feb: Dr Peta Wyeth (LSRI): Innovative Technology for Young Children
Monday 19 Feb: 12 noon: Professor Miguel Nussbaum (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile): Transforming the Classroom Experience with Face-to-face Collaborative Learning. LSRI labs
Rappers (Reading and Publishing group) meets every second Tuesday from 1-2 pm.
NEW! The Mathematical Thinking Reading Group will begin on Tuesday 20th February at 1pm in the LSRI labs (on alternate weeks to Rappers).We will discuss a series of articles and chapters concerned with the processes that underlie mathematical thinking and behaviour. Contact Camilla Gilmore (camilla.gilmore@nottingham.ac.uk) or Matthew Inglis (matthew.inglis@nottingham.ac.uk).
Tuesday 13th March Oxford University Public lecture: Professor Jerome Bruner
2.30 pm. "Cultivating the possible" in the Martin Wood Lecture Theatre, Parks Road, Oxford. Bruner worked closely with the founding Director of the LSRI, Professor David Wood. Please contact Charles Crook if you need transport or would like to share the journey to Oxford. charles.crook@nottingham.ac.uk
Recent Publications from LSRI members
Cook, J., White, S., Sharples, M., Sclater, N., and Davis, H. (2006). The Design of Learning Technologies. In, Conole, G. and Oliver, M. (Eds). Learning Technologies - Multiple Perspectives on an Emerging Field. Oxford: Routledge, pp. 55-68.
Hartnell-Young, E., and Morriss, M. (2007). Digital Portfolios: Powerful Tools for Promoting Professional Growth and Reflection (second edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. [http://www.corwinpress.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book229229&currTree=Subjects&level1=C00]
Hartnell-Young, E. & Neal, G. (2007). Researching ‘What Works’ in Boys Education: Teachers take the Lead. ICSEI conference. Slovenia, January.
Sharples, M. (ed). (2007). Big Issues in Mobile Learning. A report of the workshop held at Nottingham in June 2006. Nottingham: LSRI.
Recent Presentations
Mike Sharples, Peggy Shao and Giulia Gelmini Hornsby attended the Kaleidoscope CSCL Alpine Rendezvous Workshop in January.
Mike led a Future Technology Workshop with Giasemi Vavoula that explored the future of mobile collaborative media creation.
Peggy presented a paper on ‘Motivating learning through the community of Mobile Blog’, while Giulia presented her work on interactive tabletop displays to support collaborative learning in 'The classroom of the future'. This workshop brought together researchers, teachers, designers and architects to share ideas on emerging theoretical and technological developments related to the future classroom and to plan in an innovative and engaging way.
http://www.noe-kaleidoscope.org/pub/lastnews/default-0-read1279-display
Calls for Papers and Workshops
ALT 2007 will be held at Nottingham. Paper submissions are due on 15 February. www.alt.ac.uk
mLearn2007 Melbourne paper submissions are due on 1 June. www.mlearn2007.org.
The conference will include a special Doctoral Research Students’ networking event sponsored by Universitas21. Please contact elizabeth.hartnell-young@nottingham.ac.uk for further information.