WATCH DR. MITRA'S PRESENTATION LIVE
Posted on October 4, 2012
Dr. Sugata Mitra Dr. Sugata Mitra’s
“hole-in-the-wall” experiment changed the way many educators think about
teaching and learning. Instead of providing
instruction, Mitra set up an Internet-connected computer in an Indian slum. He
watched as poor, illiterate children taught themselves to use it — and then
taught what they’d learned to their friends. Mitra’s research on such
“self-organized learning environments” has made an impact around the world. He
is a regular participant at TED conferences, and his learning experiment, which
has gone global, inspired the book that inspired the film Slumdog Millionaire. Educators are invited to learn more about Mitra’s vision for
the future of education when he discusses “Using Technology to Facilitate
Inquiry-Based Learning in a
Self-Organized Learning Environment.” The free talk wll be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 in Steele Hall
Mainstage Theatre. The public is welcome to attend. Mitra is a professor of educational technology in the School of
Education, Communication and Language Sciences at Newcastle University in the
United Kingdom. He is the world’s leading proponent of “minimally invasive education,”
which suggests that by stimulating a learner’s curiosity and providing the
appropriate tools, children will drive their own education. Mitra holds a doctorate in physics and is
credited with more than 25 inventions in the area of cognitive science and
educational technology. With more than 35 years of experience in learning
systems, educational software and instructional design, he has published more
than 35 research papers and over 1,000 articles since 1965. Read a biography of
Dr. Sugata Mitra Read
Dr. Mitra’s blog, ‘Barefoot in the Head’ California University of Pennsylvania is
easy to reach via major highways and Toll Route 43. Free parking is available
on campus for this event.
"Using Technology to
Facilitate Inquiry-Based Learning
in a Self-Organized Learning
Environment’
7 p.m. Oct. 17
Steele Hall Mainstage TheatreAbout Dr. Sugata Mitra
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