What we know about learning: How we must change the school experience

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  • Roger Schank Socratic Arts

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/reire2010.3.2321

Abstract

Dr. Roger Schank was the Founder of the renowned Institute for the Learning Sciences at Northwestern University, where he is John P. Evans Professor Emeritus in Computer Science, Education and Psychology. He was Professor of computer science and psychology at Yale University and Director of the Yale Artificial Intelligence Project. He was a visiting professor at the University of Paris VII, an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Linguistics at Stanford University and research fellow at the Institute for Semantics and Cognition in Switzerland. He also served as the Distinguished Career Professor in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He is a fellow of the AAAI and was founder of the Cognitive Science Society and co-founder of the Journal of Cognitive Science. He holds a Ph.D. in linguistics from University of Texas. In 1994, he founded Cognitive Arts Corporation, a company that designs and builds high quality multimedia simulations for use in corporate training and for online university-level courses. The latter were built in partnership with Columbia University. In 2002 he founded Socratic Arts, a company that is devoted to making high quality e-learning affordable for both businesses and schools.

Author Biography

Roger Schank, Socratic Arts

El Dr. Roger Schank va ser el fundador del renovat Institut per a l’Aprenentatge de les Ciències a la Universitat de Northwestern, on en John P. Evans és professor emèrit en ciències computacionals, educació i psicologia. Va ser professor de ciències computacionals i psicologia de la Universitat de Yale i director del projecte d’Intel·ligència Artificial de Yale. Va ser professor visitant a la universitat de Paris VII, professor assistent del centre de ciències computacionals i lingüístiques de la Universitat d’Stanfor i investigador a l’Institut de Semàntica i Cognició a Suïssa. També va ser Distinguished Career Professor a l’Escola de Ciències Computacionals a la Universitat de Carnegie Mellon. És membre de l’AAAI i fundador de la Societat de Ciències Cognitives de la Universitat de Texas. Al 1994, va fundar la Cognitive Arts Corporation, companyia que dissenyava i construïa simulacions multimèdia d’alta qualitat per a ús corporatiu d’entrenament i per a cursos on line d’universitats en col·laboració amb la Universitat de Columbia. Al 2002 va fundar la Socratic Arts, una companyia orientada a millorar la qualitat de l’e-learning per a negocis i escoles.

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Published

2010-07-19

How to Cite

Schank, R. (2010). What we know about learning: How we must change the school experience. REIRE Revista d’Innovació I Recerca En Educació, 3(2), 01–15. https://doi.org/10.1344/reire2010.3.2321

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Studies and trends