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There have been four eggcellent live chat’s as part of the event so far, and we’re planning to do more. We have another one booked today (Monday 27th April) at 8pm (BST) and it would be great if you could come in and take part. Here’s a little peak at a reoccurring theme, from the last live chat.. mrgsimpson: Is there a best breakfast students can have that might help them be good for short term memory? Kathrin: @mrgsimpson nutrition is not my field but I believe the consensus is that students need to make time for breakfast at the very least. which isn’t always a given Kathrin: @mrgsimpson have been following the eggs debate, no view on that still out on that one mrgsimpson: I still want to know whether eggs are good or not. Lia: @mrgsimpson I will see if we can get someone else on the egg … Continue reading →

Last night’s chat had a lot of big questions and answers. We wanted to share them a little wider so here are some of the highlight. The next chat is Wednesday 22nd April at 4pm BST. We started with the difficulty of getting teenagers to listen to research: MrGSimpson      I showed students today this: http://bigthink.com/neurobonkers/assessing-the-evidence-for-the-one-thing-you-never-get-taught-in-school-how-to-learn and as I was telling them, it suddenly occurred to me that there is a paradox at play with regards students and brain research.  They are interested to listen but much brain research suggests that due to the late development of the teenage brain, they can be stubborn and refuse to change their minds despite the evidence put in front of them.  What do josephdevlin    I guess I wonder whether there is evidence that teens are any more stubborn than others when faced with evidence.  Anyone know? kathrincohenkadosh    this is quite common in adults and children … Continue reading →

That was week one of four. We had 42 questions sent through for answering on a wide range of subjects: Nature vs Nurture and what impact can teachers have? Asking for evidence on growth mindset attracted a lively discussion and the influence of using screens on the brain is never far away. What do you think of the answers given? Please use the comments on each question to probe more and to ask for more information if you want it. Be bold. On Wednesday we had a lively chat session that lasted a full hour. Our next is at 8pm on Monday evening. Just log in and go to learning.iasuk.ddev.site/talk Next week sees a new group of five scientists take centre stage. Keep the questions coming. Iroise Dumontheil Lecturer, Birkbeck, University of London “I am mostly interested in the prefrontal cortex, which supports aspects of higher cognition, in particular cognitive … Continue reading →