Re: RE : [xmca] Fwd: FW: The New Science of Learning

[Mike Cole <lchcmike@gmail.com>]

Yes, Rahn, that would be an interesting question. You might start with the
origin of the term, learning sciences, perhaps the first issue of that
journal,
and see what new ideas are proposed.
mike

On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Rahm Jrene <jrene.rahm@umontreal.ca>wrote:

> Hi all,
> Building on previous comments, I would like to know more about what
> distinguishes the field The new science of learning from what we had before
> or still have, like situated cogntion, distributed cognition, practice
> theory.... or simply cognitive science as a field, etc. and what is the
> relation between the new science of learning and sociocultural-historical
> theory. Is it useful to have more divisions? Jrene
>
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> -------- Message d'origine--------
> De: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu de la part de Andy Blunden
> Date: ven. 2009-09-11 23:44
> À: mcole@ucsd.edu; eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
> Objet : Re: [xmca] Fwd: FW: The New Science of Learning
>
> I think there must be a "social gene" which helps children
> learn when they interact with other people. Better give a
> billion dollar grant to some Institute for Brain Science to
> investigate this.
>
> a
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> Mike Cole wrote:
> > A colleague forward this notice to me with the query, is this really new?
> > :-)
> > mike
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> > *From: *National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@nsf.gov>
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> > *Date: *September 11, 2009 4:55:13 AM PDT
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> > *Subject: **The New Science of Learning*
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> > The New Science of
> > Learning<
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> > [image: Photo of Andrew Meltzoff]According to recent studies, young
> children
> > learn best through social interaction. Andrew Meltzoff and his colleagues
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> > the University of Washington are studying an emerging field called the
> > "Science of Learning," which re-evaluates how children learn in formal
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> > "We're finding that social aspects of learning are very important at all
> > ages," said Meltzoff, who explained that this is especially the case for
> > young children who learn "most ...
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