IEEE SCV Women in Engineering and IEEE SCV Computer Society invite you to attend:

Helping You—and the Children in Your Life—Learn STEM Subjects More Effectively

When:August 7, 2018, 6:30-8:30PM

Where: Cadence / Bldg 10, 2655 Seely Ave, San Jose, CA

Speaker: Barbara Oakley, IEEE Fellow

Abstract

Professor of Engineering and IEEE Fellow Barbara Oakley, a New York Times best-selling author and instructor of Learning How to Learn (University of California-San Diego – Coursera),  delves deep into the brain to give you practically useful information about how you—and your children—can become experts in your chosen subjects.

Barbara Oakley is a professor of engineering at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, and Ramón y Cajal Distinguished Scholar of Global Digital Learning at McMaster University. Her research involves bioengineering with an emphasis on neuroscience and cognitive psychology. Dr. Oakley teaches the massive open online courses (MOOCs) “Learning How to Learn” and “Mindshift,” alongside legendary neuroscientist Terrence Sejnowski. Dr. Oakley has received many awards for her teaching, including the American Society of Engineering Education’s Chester F. Carlson Award for technical innovation in education and the National Science Foundation New Century Scholar Award.

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