HYBRID SEMINAR: From Neuroscience to Maker Pedagogy: Inclusive STEAM Education in the Era of GenAI
The JYU Innovative Learning Environments (ILE) research group welcomes leading scholars from The Education University of Hong Kong for a focused seminar on inclusive and future-oriented STEAM education.
The seminar brings together research on scalable “STEM for All; STEM by All” curriculum innovation, neuroscience and mathematics learning, maker pedagogy and mentoring, science identity in AI-rich classrooms, and early childhood STEM development. The following is the details of the programme:
Date and time: 11 March 2026, 14.00-16.00
Venue: University of Jyväskylä, Campus Library, B116 Tietoniekka/ Zoom
Registration: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/9FB659FCE4E1E54F
(In person and online participants please register to get the Zoom link)
Program:
14:00–14:05
Opening Remarks
Kristóf Fenyvesi & Josephine Lau (JYU ILE)
14:05–15:45
Research Presentations (20 minutes each)
14:05–14:25
Peter Wan
STEM for All; STEM by All: The SWEETIE Platform and GenAI Futures
14:25–14:45
Xiaojing Weng
Maker Pedagogy, Real-World Problems and Mentoring
14:45–15:05
Kason Cheung
Science Identity in the Era of Uncertainty and AI
15:05–15:25
Leisi Pei
Neuroscientific Insights for Mathematics Learning
15:25–15:45
Ying Zhan
Early Childhood STEM Education and Teacher Capacity Building
15:45–16:00
Closing Discussion
Here is the introduction of the speakers:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g53GesMcp5lbkUv5xnH8PAA_cD_6sBDC/view?usp=sharing
For more details, please contact:
Kristóf Fenyvesi, kristof.fenyvesi@jyu.fi
Josephine Lau, josephine.pw.lau@jyu.fi
