SPEAKERS

The purpose of this Symposium is to bring together and share a broad range of perspectives on the nature of learning, to inform our practice of applying results from the learning sciences to the design of Open Educational Resources (OERs) that will have a much higher chance of having a positive impact on learning outcomes. We will discuss ways to create lasting bridges between both communities and also look to frame an ongoing research agenda.

The symposium is the outcome of a year long process which included a series of three small workshop-style multi-day meetings with leading thinkers and researchers in the learning sciences interacting with each other and with open educational resource developers. The presentations at the symposium will have been shaped by the interactions people have had at these preliminary meetings.

Keynote Speaker

• Mark Kamlet, Provost, Carnegie Mellon University

Symposium Speakers

• Jerard Bretts, Open University, London
• John Seeley Brown, University of Southern California
• Simon Buckingham Shum, Open University, London
• Jim Greeno, University of Pittsburgh
• Toru Iiyoshi, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
• Ken Koedinger, Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center
• Diana Laurillard, University of London
• Patrick McAndrew, Open University, London
• Sarah Michaels, Clark University
• Nancy Nersessian, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Marlene Scardamalia, University of Toronto
• Alan Schoenfeld, University of California, Berkeley
• Dan Schwartz, Stanford University
• Richard Sohmer, Clark University
• Gerry Stahl, Drexel University
• Paul Steif, Carnegie Mellon University
• Candace Thille, Open Learning Initiative, Carnegie Mellon University
• Kurt VanLehn, Learning Research and Development Center
• Mark Wilson, University of California, Berkeley
• David Yaron, Carnegie Mellon University

Pre-meeting Workshop Participants

• Jerard Bretts, Open University, London
• John Seeley Brown, University of Southern California
• William Brown, Carnegie Mellon University
• Michelene Chi, University of Pittsburgh
• Andy DisSessa, University of California, Berkeley
• Ellice Forman, University of Pittsburgh
• Rogers Hall, Vanderbilt University
• Toru Iiyoshi, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
• Christopher Jones, Carnegie Mellon University
• Ken Koedinger, Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center
• Diana Laurillard, University of London
• Gaea Leinhardt, University of Pittsburgh
• Sarah Michaels, Clark University
• Oded Myers, Carnegie Mellon University
• Nancy Nersessian, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Roy Pea, Stanford University
• Marlene Scardamalia, University of Toronto
• Richard Scheines, Carnegie Mellon University
• Alan Schoenfeld, University of California, Berkeley
• Janet Schofield, University of Pittsburgh
• Dan Schwartz, Stanford University
• Gerry Stahl, Drexel University
• Paul Steif, Carnegie Mellon University
• Lauren Resnick, Learning Research and Development Center
• Gordon Rule, Carnegie Mellon University
• Candace Thille, Open Learning Initiative
• Kurt VanLehn, Learning Research and Development Center
• Mark Wilson, University of California, Berkeley
• David Yaron, Carnegie Mellon University