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DESCRIPTION:Event Type: LectureSpeaker Information: Dr. Andrew ManchesFrom 
 Gesture Research to Impactful Educational TechnologyWhen we explain ideas\
 , particularly in domains like mathematics\, we often gesture and research
  is revealing how these gestures offer a unique window into the way childr
 en think\, learn\, and communicate their conceptual understanding. Gesture
 s also present a valuable opportunity for practitioners – both in how they
  encourage children’s gestures and gesture themselves. Gestures may even h
 elp designers exploit the potential of technologies that can capture and e
 ngage forms of body-based interaction. Yet\, the gap between what we know 
 and how we can apply this knowledge in practice\, at scale\, remains.&nbsp
 \;In this talk\, Professor Andrew Manches will share video data from sever
 al UK and internationally funded projects to discuss what gestures reveal 
 about children’s conceptual development\, and the experience and challenge
 s of applying this research to the development of educational training and
  products.Andrew Manches is Professor of Children and Technology at the Un
 iversity of Edinburgh\, where he leads the Children and Technology group a
 s co-director of the Digital Education Research Centre. Since moving to ac
 ademia from a career as a classroom teacher\, Andrew has led multiple fund
 ed projects examining the role of body-based interaction in the way childr
 en think and learn and the implications for new forms of technology. He wo
 rks closely alongside practitioners and designers and has spun out two com
 panies to commercialize this work.&nbsp\;In 2021\, Andrew was awarded the 
 Tam Dalyell prize for excellence in engaging the public with science to re
 cognize his ongoing efforts to bridge his work with everyday educational p
 ractice and design.Cost: $0Contact: Litong Zeng217-305-0142litongz2@illino
 is.eduSponsor: Technology Innovations for Educational Research and Design 
 (TIER-ED)
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LOCATION:IL\,USA\,Champaign\,Education Building Room 22
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SUMMARY:TIER-ED Speaker Series with Dr. Andrew Manches
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p class="eventtype"><span class="event-headin
 g eventtype">Event Type:</span> Lecture</p><p class="speakerinfo"><span cl
 ass="event-heading speakerinfo">Speaker Information:</span> Dr. Andrew Man
 ches</p><p><span class="S1PPyQ" id="isPasted"><strong>From Gesture Researc
 h to Impactful Educational Technology</strong></span></p><p><span class="S
 1PPyQ" id="isPasted">When we explain ideas\, particularly in domains like 
 mathematics\, we often gesture and research is revealing how these gesture
 s offer a unique window into the way children think\, learn\, and communic
 ate their conceptual understanding. Gestures also present a valuable oppor
 tunity for practitioners – both in how they encourage children’s gestures 
 and gesture themselves. Gestures may even help designers exploit the poten
 tial of technologies that can capture and engage forms of body-based inter
 action. Yet\, the gap between what we know and how we can apply this knowl
 edge in practice\, at scale\, remains.</span><span class="S1PPyQ white-spa
 ce-prewrap">&nbsp\;</span><span class="S1PPyQ">In this talk\, Professor An
 drew Manches will share video data from several UK and internationally fun
 ded projects to discuss what gestures reveal about children’s conceptual d
 evelopment\, and the experience and challenges of applying this research t
 o the development of educational training and products.</span></p><p><span
  class="S1PPyQ"><span class="S1PPyQ" id="isPasted">Andrew Manches is Profe
 ssor of Children and Technology at the University of Edinburgh\, where he 
 leads the Children and Technology group as co-director of the Digital Educ
 ation Research Centre. Since moving to academia from a career as a classro
 om teacher\, Andrew has led multiple funded projects examining the role of
  body-based interaction in the way children think and learn and the implic
 ations for new forms of technology. He works closely alongside practitione
 rs and designers and has spun out two companies to commercialize this work
 .</span><span class="S1PPyQ white-space-prewrap">&nbsp\;</span><span class
 ="S1PPyQ">In 2021\, Andrew was awarded the Tam Dalyell prize for excellenc
 e in engaging the public with science to recognize his ongoing efforts to 
 bridge his work with everyday educational practice and design.</span></spa
 n></p><p class="cost"><span class="event-heading cost">Cost:</span> $0</p>
 <p class="contact"><span class="event-heading contact">Contact:</span> Lit
 ong Zeng217-305-0142<br><a href="mailto:litongz2@illinois.edu">litongz2@il
 linois.edu</a></p><p class="sponsor"><span class="event-heading sponsor">S
 ponsor:</span> Technology Innovations for Educational Research and Design 
 (TIER-ED)</p>
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