In 2020, the learning sciences will take advantage from the following advances in...
In 2020, the learning sciences will be positioned to tackle the following challenges...

In 2020, the learning sciences will still miss the following capabilities...


This is a tentative synthesis of issues raised during the brainstorming session last week:
  • Next-generation research techniques and tools
  • Tools to support the processes of learning
  • Building capacity for innovation/change in the teaching profession
  • Self-regulated learning, metacognition, epistemic awareness in both learners and teachers
  • New learning imperatives of the knowledge society; more complex, question-raising rather than question-answering
  • Increased enrollment in higher education, need to create alternative routes for people who do not plan on becoming academics
  • Critical evaluation of technology use, to include cultural and personal contexts