September 8, 2014
ABLE-Agents for Bridging Learning research and Educational practice is a cross-border community that connects like-minded individuals to bring innovation to education. This time, over two days, we will invite Professor K. Anders Ericsson, a proponent of Deliberative Practice, to explore "the characteristics of experts and the conditions for becoming a top-tier expert."
Professor Ericsson is a world leader in research on the cognitive nature of expertise and the process of becoming an expert. He has also made various proposals on the crucial theme of "how to train to become top-tier," a topic of great importance in both educational and societal contexts. His training methods have been featured in major articles in media outlets such as Time, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, and the New York Times. Additionally, he has advised numerous professional sports teams around the world, including the Philadelphia Eagles.
Shogi player Yoshiharu Habu is also said to have been greatly influenced by Professor Ericsson's theory of Deliberative Practice. We are pleased to announce that Mr. Habu will be specially joining us for a lecture and discussion.
Date & Time: Saturday, November 29, 2014, 10:30 AM–5:30 PM
Sunday, November 30, 2014, 1:00 PM–5:45 PM
Venue: Saturday, Nov. 29: Uchida Yoko Tokyo Ubiquitous Kyoso Hiroba CANVAS
Sunday, Nov. 30: Keio University Mita Campus
Speakers
○ Anders Ericsson (Professor, Florida State University)
○ Yoshiharu Habu (Professional Shogi Player)
○ Shinya Kojima (Professional Chess Player)
○ Yūichirō Anzai (President, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Chairman, Central Council for Education)
○ Kenji Doya (Professor, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University)
○ Xiaohong Wan (Professor, Beijing Normal University)
○ Takaaki Kato (Associate Professor, Keio University)
○ Chikara Ichikawa (Inquiry Producer, Tokyo Community School; Organizer, ABLE)
○ Mutsumi Imai (Professor, Keio University; Organizer, ABLE)
The first day (November 29) will be held in a science café format at the CANVAS space in the Uchida Yoko head office building near Tokyo Station, where speakers and participants can interact directly. The theme is "Deliberative Training for Lifelong Mastery." This full-day event will be a luxurious opportunity for participants to explore learning and expertise through discussions with the speakers. The day will be centered around a lecture by Professor Ericsson and a dialogue between Professor Ericsson and Yūichirō Anzai, President of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and Chairman of the Central Council for Education, on the theory and practice of Deliberative Practice.
The second day (November 30) will be a talk session on the theme "Deliberative Training Practiced by Top-Tier Experts, Explored through Shogi and Chess." The venue will move to the Keio University Mita Campus. Professional shogi player Yoshiharu Habu and professional chess player Shinya Kojima will discuss their daily practice and mindset for becoming top-tier masters in shogi and chess, with Professor Ericsson providing commentary from an expert's perspective. There will also be sessions featuring an explanation of the expert brain's workings by Xiaohong Wan, who has studied the intuition of professional shogi players like Mr. Habu from a neuroscience perspective, and neuroscientist Kenji Doya, as well as comments from Mr. Habu to the neuroscientists.
For program details, please visit the website ( ABLE 2024 January "Visualizing Learning Stumbling Blocks" - Introducing Case Studies and Classroom Practices of the "Tatsujin Test" | Peatix ).
We encourage you to attend both days.
We sincerely look forward to your participation.
Applications are being accepted through the ABLE2014 website ( ABLE 2024 January "Visualizing Learning Stumbling Blocks" - Introducing Case Studies and Classroom Practices of the "Tatsujin Test" | Peatix ).
Capacity: November 29: 120 people
November 30: 240 people
(Pre-registration is required. If the number of registrants exceeds the capacity, participants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis or by lottery.)
Participation Fee: ¥1,000 for each day, ¥3,000 for the reception
Contact: ABLE Organizing Committee
Organizers: Mutsumi Imai Laboratory, Keio University; Chikara Ichikawa (Tokyo Community School)
Co-organizers: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas "Prediction and Decision Making"
Keio University Global Research Center for Logic and Sensibility, Keio Leading-edge Laboratory of Science and Technology
Keio University Program for the Promotion of Next-Generation Research Projects, Basic Academic Research
"Next-Generation Research on Logical Thinking and Its Application to Supporting the Development of Logical Thinking Skills"
Special Cooperation: Uchida Yoko Co., Ltd., Educational Research Institute
Cooperation: Takashi Iba Laboratory and Takaaki Kato Laboratory, Keio University