Science of Learning and Learning Engineering in an AI World

GSoLEN WEBINAR – June 20, 2025. 10 AM PST – 1 PM EST – 6 PM GMT

Exploring “How We Learn” and the Role of AI: Rethinking Learning Engineering through the Lens of the Science of Learning

In this webinar, we will critically examine the concept of Learning Engineering in an AI-driven world. With AI technologies and Generative AI epistemic tools evolving at an unprecedented pace, we must consider not only what Learning Engineering entails, but also whether it is the right approach for designing educational systems today.

As we explore the intersection of human learning, AI, and Learning Engineering, we will ground our conversation in the Science of Learning, a field that strives to make sense of how people learn. This will provide a foundation for evaluating the promises—and potential pitfalls—of considering Learning Engineering and the integration of AI into education.

Do not miss this opportunity to learn from three eminent Science of Learning and Learning Science experts by REGISTERING HERE.

UNESCO Alliance on the Science of Learning

Save the Date for the 2nd Annual Meeting on 11-12 December 2025

GSoLEN is pleased to partner with UNESCO in organizing the second annual meeting of the Global Alliance on the Science of Learning for Education. The meeting will be held on 11-12 December 2025 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.

Research to results: Implementing the science of learning

The meeting will build on the discussions from the 2024 meeting to further explore how the science of learning can be applied to improving education policy and learning outcomes, and the crucial role of knowledge brokers in this process. A concept note will be shared in June 2025.

To learn about the outcomes of the 2024 meeting, read the Summary Report.

To learn more about participants and registration, visit the UNESCO website.

December 6, 2022, at 11 am New York Time
Webinar: How to Hook Them! Bringing education to life with insights from the neuroscience of movie-making

Conversations with Drs. Barbara Oakley and Terry Sejnowski
Our webinar highlights the evolution of the Learning How to Learn series, featuring scientists and authors Dr. Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terry Sejnowski. They discussed their process of making science accessible to a broad audience and distilling the science of learning into actionable items for students of all ages. They provided examples of their approach to conveying information, using inspiration from the neuroscience of movie-making. Discussions provided further insights and elaboration regarding the broader application and global scale of their courses.

Webinar: How to Hook Them!
Bringing education to life with insights
from the neuroscience of movie-making

Scholars Virtual Workshop
This is a 2-session workshop as part of the “Harnessing Global Science Networks to Accelerate Cultures of Learning” project 
Session 1 : Monday April 11th, 2022 | Session 2 : Monday April 18th, 2022
We are seeking early career scholars including junior faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate students. This design-track NSF-funded AccelNet project links the Center for Applied Cognitive Science (PI Cristine Legare, UT Austin) with the Global Science of Learning for Education Network (Co-PI Andrea Chiba, UCSD) with partner networks that specialize in global development, learning, education, equity, and policy. 

March 31, 2022
Prospects for Implementing Deep Learning in Whole Education Systems
Presenters included: David Osher (Vice President and Institute Fellow, American Institutes for Research), Michael Fullan (Global Leadership Director, New Pedagogies for Deep Learning). Discussants included: Zaretta Hammond (author of Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain), Vicky Colbert (former Vice- Minister of Education, Colombia, and founder and Executive Director Fundación Escuela Nueva), and Santiago Rincon-Gallardo (Chief Research Officer, Michael Fullan system’s change team).

Webinar slides:
David Osher’s slides  |  Michael Fullan’s slides  |  Vicky Colbert and Santiago Rincón Gallardo’s slides

Prospects for Implementing Deep Learning in Whole Education Systems

January 18, 2022
Using the Science of Learning as a Disrupter of Structural Inequity across the World’s Education Systems
This event included authors of, The science of Learning and Development: Enhancing the Lives of All Young People, and respondents from global education systems discussing this key topic. Our panelists included Pamela Cantor, M.D., author and founder of Turnaround for Children, teacher educator, author, and speaker, Zaretta Hammond, and David Osher, Vice President, and Institute Fellow at American Institutes for Research. They were joined by two international respondents, Themane Mahlapahlapana from the University of Limpopo in South Africa and Santiago Rincon-Gallardo, education consultant and Chief Research Officer at Michael Fullan Enterprises

Webinar slides:

• Pamela Cantor’s slides
• Zaretta Hammond’s slides
• David Osher’s slides
• Themane Mahlapahlapana’s slides

Using the Science of Learning as a Disrupter of Structural Inequity across the World’s Education Systems

The Science of Learning and Development and the Global South (Santiago Rincón-Gallardo)

November 18, 2021
A Global Learning Ecosystem for our Times – Simplicity, System, and Scalability driving Educational Transformation
Kevin Bartlett, Founding Director at the Common Ground Collective (CGC), is based in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Jyoti Thyagarajan, Founder and Executive Trustee of Meghshala Trust, India, shared her role in taking the principles of CGC to practice at scale across India. Click here to view the PPT slides.

Nov. 11, 2021
IV Annual Meeting of the CpE Network (Science for Education Network)
The meeting was composed of an Opening International Panel with Roberto Lent (REDE CpE Brazil) and Bob Wise (Global Science of Learning Education Network), and two roundtables: The World Impact of the Pandemic and The Future of Education Requires Science.

October 12, 2021
FACEBOOK LIVE: How might the science of learning inform the development of modern student schedules?
Devin Vodicka, CEO of Learner-Centered Collaborative, interviewed Glenn Whitman from the Center for Transformational Teaching at St. Andrews. School leaders were invited to join this FB Live event. Click here to view a recording of event.

July 22, 2021
Part 3 – What Do the Best Teachers Do? Pedagogies that Work for Online, Hybrid and Face-to-Face Learning

Following from Part 1 and 2 of this 3-part series, this seminar focused on the practical applications of evidence-informed interventions from the learning sciences in K-16 classrooms. Click here to view the presentation!

This is the third session of our three-part series “Digital Learning: Promises and Possibilities for the Science of Learning in a Post-Pandemic Educational Landscape.” This series features Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa, Ph.D., Harvard University Extension School and Dr. Courtney L. Teague director of professional learning content and learner experience with the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools initiative at Digital Promise. See below for information about Part 1 and Part 2.

June 17, 2021
Part 2 – How the design of educational experiences has changed forever thanks to new digital tools for learning: Digital tools and instructional design

Following from Part 1 of this 3-part series, this seminar focuses on the diversity of digital tools that can be used to design and orchestrate learning experiences in a variety of settings. Dr Tracey Tokuhama-Epinosa will provide a comprehensive introduction to guidelines and frameworks for instructional design for different learning contexts and settings. Dr Jianwei Zhang will hone in on one specific pedagogy that designs and facilitates learning as a collaborative process of productive knowledge building and describe how specialized tools have been designed to make knowledge building visible. Click here to view the seminar.

Part 3 of the series will focus on evidence-based practices.

May 7, 2021
Global Virtual Conference – Digital Learning: Promises and Possibilities for the Science of Learning in a Post-Pandemic Educational Landscape

• Digital Learning: Promises and Possibilities for the Science of Learning in a Post-Pandemic Educational Landscape (ppt slides)
  Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa, Ph.D.
• How has COVID changed assessment-evaluation-feedback, curriculum, time, and the student profile in Education
  (recorded meeting)
• Click here for additional information and pre-encounter videos

January 26, 2021
Lessons for How People Learn: Opportunities and Imperatives in a Post-COVID World

Cohosted by the Global Science of Learning Education Network (GSoLEN) and the Forum for World Education (FWE) – Click here to view a recording of the event

November 21, 2020
What We Have Learned From School Disruptions from the Pandemic

Keynote panel presentation to the World Education Frontiers Forum about lessons learned from COVID school disruption
Andrea Chiba, Ph.D, Winsome Waite, PH.D, and the Hon. Bob Wise.

September 22, 2020
International Symposium:
Updates on the study of the development of self-regulation, cognitive control, and executive functions – Click here to view the flyer

August 27, 2020
Global Connections Between COVID, Poverty, and Science of Learning

• Presenter: Sebastian J. Lipina, Ph.D., Director: Unit of Applied Neurobiology, Center for Medical Education and Clinical Research Norberto Quirno (CEMIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina
  Slides: Childhood Poverty in Times of COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities for SoL perspective
• Respondent: Elena Pasquinelli, Ph.D., Fondation La Main à la pâte
  Slides: Covid-19, the crisis, critical thinking and preparing citizens for a better future
• Presenter: Kumar Garg, Managing Partner and Head of Partnerships at Schmidt Futures
  Also, updates of collaboration, funding opportunities, and working groups
• Moderators: Andrea A Chiba, Co-Director Temporal Dynamic Learning Center and Professor, Cognitive Science; UC San Diego, and Co-Founder, Global Science of Learning Network
  Hon. Bob Wise, Coordinator and Co-Founder, Global Science of Learning Education Network

June 18, 2020
Supporting Teachers Through Global Challenges with the Science of Learning

Cohosting videoconference with UNESCO and International Mind, Brain, and Education Society (IMBES).

• Click here to read the Meeting Transcript
• Sonia Guerriero – Supporting Teachers through Global Challenges with the Science of Learning
• Roberto Lent – Supporting Teachers Through Global Challenges with the Science of Learning:
  The Role of a Research Network

May 1, 2020
Global Science of Learning in this time of great education and economic upheaval (virtual conference)

• Meeting Introduction – Bob Wise, Interim Coordinator, GSoLEN; former West Virginia Governor, US Congressman, and national educational nonprofit leader.
• Addressing learning during and after the pandemic (pdf) – Andrea A. Chiba, Professor, Dept. of Cognitive Science and Program In Neuroscience, UC San Diego; Science Director and Co-Director, Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center; Co-Founder GSoLEN
• Education disrupted – education rebuilt – Video presentation by Andreas Schleicher, Director for the Directorate of Education and Skills, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Click here to download a pdf of the PowerPoint slides from the video presentation.
• A framework to guide an education response to the COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020 (pdf) – OECD

September 26-27, 2018
The Global Science of Learning Design Convening
Click here to view details of the event (Note: this will take you to a different but similar-looking website)

February 8-10, 2018
Global Convergence on the Science of Learning
Alexandria, VA. Click here to view details of the event