[Sci-tech-public] FW: Okawa lunch with Sherry Turkle

[David Mindell]

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This Friday (Sept 19), we will kick off the new Okawa lunch series with 
a presentation by Sherry Turkle:

FALLING FOR SCIENCE: OBJECTS IN MIND
Sherry Turkle, MIT Program in Science, Technology, and Society

This talk points to the importance in science education of understanding 
the many paths that concrete materials (and often very surprising ones, 
ranging from bubbles and mud to LEGO bricks and Easy-Bake ovens) are a 
path toward scientific curiosity for children. Using case studies, the 
talk underscores the different styles that different children use to 
approach objects and ideas, going through current research that 
reinforces a notion of "epistemological pluralism."

Where: Wiesner Room (room 209), MIT Media Lab
Date: Friday, September 19
Time: Lunch starts at 11:45am, Presentation starts at noon

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The Okawa lunch series features presentations on themes related to 
learning, technology, and children. Upcoming presentations include:
Oct 16 - Mike Eisenberg, University of Colorado
Nov 6 - David Cavallo, One Laptop Per Child
Nov 20 - Eric Schwarz, Citizen Schools

If you would like to be on a mailing list for future Okawa events, 
please send a message to okawa-request at media.mit.edu

The Okawa Center for Future Children, based at the MIT Media Lab, is 
inventing a new generation of technologies worthy of the next generation 
of children. Its goal: to provide children around the world with new 
opportunities to explore, experiment, and express themselves.