Hsin-Yi Chang to speak at SESAME Colloquium this Thursday, October 5, at 4:00
Fall 2023 SESAME Colloquium Series
Please join us this Thursday, October 5, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm in room 4500,
Berkeley Way West (2121 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA 94704), or via Zoom, for a
talk on:
Achieving Epistemic Aims of Online Learning
Hsin-Yi Chang
National Taiwan Normal University, Program of Learning Sciences
National Taiwan Normal University, Program of Learning Sciences
Abstract.
Educational researchers and practitioners around the world have gained diverse
experiences and shown significant interest in reflecting on online learning
since
the COVID-19 pandemic. In this talk, Dr. Chang will share her recent work and
perspectives on online and science learning. Specifically, she has focused on
two
crucial factors related to online learning: the epistemic and metacognitive
aspects.
In a qualitative study, she observed and analyzed how metacognition and personal epistemology play roles in fostering successful scientific modeling. In another quantitative study, she and her colleagues identified various patterns and profiles of university students' online learning and related them to the metacognitive and epistemic factors. During the talk, she will introduce these two studies and also showcase an example of designing online learning activities and scaffolds to address the epistemic aims of education. The research results will hopefully stimulate discussions about the future of online and science learning.
In a qualitative study, she observed and analyzed how metacognition and personal epistemology play roles in fostering successful scientific modeling. In another quantitative study, she and her colleagues identified various patterns and profiles of university students' online learning and related them to the metacognitive and epistemic factors. During the talk, she will introduce these two studies and also showcase an example of designing online learning activities and scaffolds to address the epistemic aims of education. The research results will hopefully stimulate discussions about the future of online and science learning.
About the speaker.
Dr. Hsin-Yi Chang is a Distinguished Professor in the Program of Learning
Sciences
at
National Taiwan Normal University. She earned her Ph.D. in Science Education
from
the
University of Michigan in 2007 and conducted her postdoctoral research with
Prof.
Marcia
Linn at University of California, Berkeley in 2008.
She currently serves as an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education (SSCI) and as Co-Vice Executive Editor of the International Journal on Digital Learning Technology (TSSCI). Her research interests encompass online inquiry learning environments and assessments, computer simulations and visualizations to support science learning, and design-based research.
She currently serves as an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education (SSCI) and as Co-Vice Executive Editor of the International Journal on Digital Learning Technology (TSSCI). Her research interests encompass online inquiry learning environments and assessments, computer simulations and visualizations to support science learning, and design-based research.
This talk is free and open to the public. It may be recorded.
Face masks are not required, but they are recommended and appreciated.