by dr. Carl Hendrick
What can we learn from the most seminal studies on learning and teaching? What is the most important evidence and how can you use it in your own practice? The webinar series on ‘How Learning Happens’ seeks to address those questions and offers practical tips for the classroom.
Via Zoom (CET time)
€125,- (series) or €50,- (1 webinar)
Why ‘How Learning Happens’?
‘How Learning Happens’ is not only the title of this webinar series, it is also the very foundation of instructional design. These webinar sessions aim to give you a basic understanding of how the brain learns, drawing on important research from cognitive psychology. As John Sweller noted “without an understanding of human cognitive architecture, instruction is blind”.
We explain why students learn some things almost effortlessly without instruction, while other things are learnt with great difficulty through instruction, how our memory works and how we can make it work better, how we (learn to) solve problems, how and why images and words together can help us learn better, and why children should not be taught as if they were small adults.
Based on the internationally recognized and awarded book by professors Paul A. Kirschner and Carl Hendrick the webinar series treats the most important, established theories on learning in a very clear and concrete way. One of the co-authors of the central book of this webinar series, professor Carl Hendrick will be leading all three webinars. 
How Learning Happens is aimed at any educational professional who is seeking to adopt a more evidence-informed approach as a teacher or school and apply the science of learning in the classroom.
The webinar series consists of three events that together build towards a complete understanding of how learning happens:
- Webinar 1: What is learning? Cognitive architecture and how our brain learns.
- Webinar 2: Meaningful learning: Prerequisites and activities which support learning.
- Webinar 3: Cautionary Tales: myths, misconceptions and lethal mutations.
After this webinar series:
- You have a clear overview of seminal theories about learning.
- You have a clear understanding of those theories.
- You know how you can transfer those theories to the classroom practice.
- You have a clear overview of which theories of learning are actually myths.
- You can explain why certain theories are mere myths and others are well-proven.
Dates & times
This webinar series consists of 3 webinars, which will take place every week on the same day. We offer the same webinar series on Mondays (15:30 - 17:30 h CET) or Tuesdays (9:00 - 11:00 h CET)
Series 1 - How Learning Happens: Mondays at 15:30 – 17:30 h (CET)
- Webinar 1: What is learning? Cognitive architecture and how our brain learns:
8 Jan 2024, 15:30 – 17:30 h (CET) - Webinar 2: Meaningful learning: Prerequisites and activities which support learning:
15 Jan 2024, 15:30 – 17:30 h (CET) - Webinar 3: Cautionary Tales: myths, misconceptions and lethal mutations:
22 Jan 2024, 15:30 – 17:30 h (CET)
Series 2 - How Learning Happens: Tuesdays at 09:00 – 11:00 h (CET)
- Webinar 1: What is learning? Cognitive architecture and how our brain learns.
9 Jan 2024, 09:00 – 11:00 h (CET) - Webinar 2: Meaningful learning: Prerequisites and activities which support learning.
16 Jan 2024, 09:00 – 11:00 h (CET) - Webinar 3: Cautionary Tales: myths, misconceptions and lethal mutations.
23 Jan 2024, 09:00 – 11:00 h (CET)
Webinar
Each webinar follows the same structure:
- 45 min. Lecture part 1.
- 15 min. Break.
- 45 min. Lecture part 2.
- 15 min. Q&A with Carl.
Costs
Whole series: € 150 euro
Single webinar: € 50 euro
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