While the internet offers a lot of self-help advice for students, it is not typically backed by neuroscience. Through this workshop, participants will build a fundamental understanding of learning as a process and sift through the good and bad advice available to them.

The workshop will be in a flipped-classroom model, driven by participants’ questions and their explorations of the same. This is different from a traditional classroom model, where knowledge is mainly shared through lecturing. Because of the interactive student-driven nature of the workshop we do not have rigid learning outcomes, which means that everyone will be taking home something slightly different from the session — and that is perfectly fine!

Topics in the workshop we’re likely to touch upon:

• Introduction to learning and memory
• Application of insights from neuroscience, psychology, and education science to personal learning habits
• The scientific method and critical-thinking