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Sunday Plenary Session - International Conference 2015
The Benefits of Inquiry-Based Learning
Are you interested in Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL), but are not sure about the benefits? In this session, you will learn to be confident about IBL, learn how to implement neuro-based IBL pedagogy, and learn about cutting-edge doctoral research in neuro-education. Neuroscience is finally catching up with Dewey and Vygotsky, and the results are amazing! This plenary session will (1) provide neuroscientific facts that all language teachers should know and take to heart, (2) connect those facts to practical ideas for the classrooms, specifically catering to each teacher’s unique teaching context, and (3) engage all participants with interactivity during the plenary to keep everyone on their toes and make the session a memorable one for all that are involved. Be stimulated with science, make new friends, and take home a notebook full of new ideas that you can use confidently in your classroom!
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Invited Second Session
Why You Should Know About Dynamic Skill Theory!
Cognitive development: what’s going on in your student’s heads? Do you know? Can you know? Dynamic Skill Theory (DST) was developed at the Harvard Graduate School of Education by Dr. Kurt Fischer with the intent of answering those questions. With an understanding of DST, you can become a more effective teacher by creating teaching contexts and syllabi that personally match the actual cognitive development of your students. The implementation of DST is fully compatible with IBL-based teaching, and will amaze even the most seasoned IBL-based teacher with its efficiency.
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Speaker Bio-Sketch
Robert S. Murphy is a leading voice for neuroELT internationally. Co-founder of the International FAB (brain science) Conferences, Robert is a PhD candidate in Applied Linguistics at the University of Nottingham, UK. He has studied Mind, Brain, and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Neuroimaging at the University of Edinburgh. Robert also has an MA from the University of Birmingham in TEFL/TESL. He is the founder of the Murphy School of Education, a full-time lecturer at the University of Kitakyushu, and the author of the Optimal Levels! textbook series published by Deeper Understanding Books. He also tutors for the MA TESOL & MA in Applied Linguistics programs at the University of Birmingham and enjoys practicing martial arts.
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Introductory Video by Robert Murphy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lgxoc_MPmA&feature=youtu.be
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Speaker Online Materials
URL for neuroELT conferences that Robert Murphy have co-founded (pre-reading pages are very relevant for the current KOTESOL conference theme!):
http://fab-efl.com
2009: Biographical data published by JALT:
http://jalt-publications.org/tlt/departments/showcase-members-profile/ar...’s-profile-robert-s-murphy
2011 Interview by ELT News.com:
http://www.eltnews.com/features/interviews/2011/03/interview_with_robert...
Selected papers published on Academia.edu:
https://kitakyu-u.academia.edu/RobertMurphy
Selected YouTube videos by Robert Murphy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SQYnlz5NwY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtpAQ5iFp9c&index=1&list=PL4D2356F4D2C255EA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUdpii9lEXg&index=2&list=PL4D2356F4D2C255EA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdP-4IEP_FI
See the full list of Major Speakers at the KOTESOL International Conference and English Expo at http://koreatesol.org/ic2015/MajorSpeakers
