September, 24 - 29, 2019

Dr. Barbara Oakley
First Time in Kazakhstan

New York Times best-selling author, world renowned Professor of Engineering at Oakland University, and creator of the world's most popular online course "Learning How To Learn" with more than 1.8 million students from 200 countries
Barbara Oakley, PhD, PE is a Professor of Engineering at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan; Michigan's Distinguished Professor of the Year; and Coursera's inaugural "Innovation Instructor." Her work focuses on the complex relationship between neuroscience and social behavior. Dr. Oakley's research has been described as "revolutionary" in the Wall Street Journal. She 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.

Together with Terrence Sejnowski, the Francis Crick Professor at the Salk Institute, she co-teaches Coursera – UC San Diego's "Learning How to Learn," one of the world's most popular massive open online courses with over 1.8 million registered students, along with a number of other leading MOOCs.

A Premium Workshop and 3 Free Events
in September 2019 in Almaty, Nur-Sultan (Astana)


Details Below
7-HOUR PREMIUM WORKSHOP
Practical Insights for Instructors
How Neuroscience Is Changing What We Know about Learning

    • Make world-class educational courses
    • Scale your online business and increase growth
    • Science - Learning connection
    • Create an online course with more than 2 million students
    • Keep your students engaged and motivated (online/in-person)
    • Tackle lack of motivation of your students
    • Most effective teaching and learning strategies
    WHO IS IT FOR?
      • Teachers, business trainers, and coaches who want to improve the learning process of their students
      • Education experts, who already have online courses, and want to improve content, reach new geography, and expand
      • Those who are planning to create an online course
      • Someone looking to improve their existing program
      • Entrepreneurs who want to educate and train their staff
      • HR professionals and trainers working on professional development
      • Aspiring book writers, who want to become bestselling authors
      BULLET POINTS OUTLINE
        MORNING SESSION
        - Focused-Diffuse modes
        - Creating sets of neural links
        - Active and cooperative learning
        - Working memory
        - Procrastination - helping students build interest and focus
        AFTERNOON SESSION
        - Memory
        - Humor/hooks
        - Metaphors
        - Becoming more aware of educational fads
        - Various valuable learning practices
        - "Balancing the equation" to help encourage girls in STEM
        - Testing/test checklist
        - Students can change - you can change
        ADDITIONAL
        Success story: how to approach making world-class educational videos

        Work with group - what were key points from the workshop, Q&A
        WHAT WILL YOU GET?
          • Knowledge and insights from Dr. Barbara Oakley
          • Networking with other experts
          • Steps to launch your online-course
          • Practical training and activities
          • Certificate
          • Q&A session
          *corporate discounts are available - please contact us at info@edgravity.com

          MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE EVENT
          FREE EVENTS
          Learning How to Learn: Powerful Mental Tools to Help You Master Tough Subjects
          Barbara will talk about how you can more easily master new and difficult material.
          MORE DETAILS
          Featured articles
          about Barbara Oakley and "Learning How To Learn" course
          How to learn online effectively and work at the same time?
          Read about one of the Coursera's most popular online courses
          Free Online Course by EdGravity
          Learning How to Learn by Dr. Barbara Oakley - Kazakh
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