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The Conference on Early Learning at the UW:
From Research into Action
September 25, 2007

Early Learning Foundations for Participating in Fast-Changing Global Environments: Some Initial Thoughts

John Bransford, Ph.D.

Shauna C. Larson Endowed Chair in Learning Sciences at the University of Washington
Principal Investigator and Director of the Learning in Informal and Formal Environments (LIFE) Center, a National Science Foundation Sciences of Learning Center

Dr. Bransford served as Co-Chair of several National Academy of Science committees that wrote major publications on the learning process based on several decades of research. Books such as “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School”, and “How People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice” address the different aspects of learning including when infants begin to learn, how children learn differently than adults and what educators should do to help children learn most effectively. Author of seven books and hundreds of articles and presentations, Dr. Bransford is an internationally renowned scholar in cognition and technology.