Title: Enhancing Education: Bridging Neuroscience, Traditional Learning, and AI
In this presentation, Barbara Oakley, PhD, creator of one of the world’s most popular courses (Learning How to Learn), explores the powerful intersection of neuroscience, traditional learning methods, and generative AI to enhance education. By examining how the brain forms connections through learning, this talk highlights the value of long-established teaching techniques, such as repetition, storytelling, and contextual learning, which are deeply supported by modern neuroscientific findings.
The session will explore the parallels between human cognition and AI models like ChatGPT, showing how these technologies can complement and elevate traditional methods, making learning faster and more engaging. Attendees will discover how the blending of neuroscience, AI, and cultural wisdom can transform education. Join us to explore how these insights can drive a more effective, enriched learning experience.
Biography
Barbara Oakley is a Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. Her work focuses on the complex relationship between neuroscience and social behavior. She created and teaches Coursera’s “Learning How to Learn,” one of the world’s most popular massive open online courses with over three million registered students, along with other popular “Top Online Courses of All Time.” Barb is a New York Times best-selling author who has published in outlets as varied as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times—her book A Mind for Numbers has sold over a million copies worldwide. She is the winner of the McGraw Prize—the colloquial “Nobel Prize for Education” and is a Fellow of both the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.