To whom it may concern,

I am writing on behalf of UNEVOC-Canada.  I would like to share with you the
attached
memo about an upcoming conference on enhancing learning potential to be held
in Winnipeg,
Manitoba.  I thought that this is something that would be of great interest
to your community.
Also, if you can help us disseminate this information through your network,
it would be greatly
appreciated.  Thanks.

Regards,
Ava Binlayo, Research Assistant
UNEVOC-Canada


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Attention all  educators and those with an interest in educational research:

About the Conference

UNEVOC- Canada in partnership with the International Centre for the
Enhancement of
Learning Potential is hosting an international conference to be held in
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, August 18-25, 2001. The conference entitled "Unlocking Human
Potential to
Learn" is designed to introduce participants to the best practices and
innovative
approaches, strategies and techniques for teaching "learning how to learn"
skills to
children, youth and adults. Paper presentations will focus on three major
themes:
enhancing learning skills of special needs and gifted learners of diverse
cultures,
developing critical skills for lifelong learning and improving effectiveness
and efficiency
in vocational education and workplace training.

The major focus of the conference will be Dr. Reuven Feuerstein’s work on
the
development of theories of structural cognitive modifiability and mediated
learning.

Twenty-eight papers will be presented by an international array of speakers,
with applications
of instrumental
enrichment in the areas of culturally deprived and at-risk learners, adult
education,
deaf  and FAS/FAE learners, E-learning, Canadian school application, virtual
learning
environments, the Canadian and Brazilian penal systems and more.

About the Workshops

Following the conference a series of comprehensive workshops will be held to
train
participants in the theory and practice of Mediated Learning. Participants
will acquire
the critical knowledge and skills to implement the mediated learning
experience to
enhance the learning potential of students. Workshops will provide
participants with
both theory and hands-on experience in Medicated Learning, Learning
Potential
Assessment Device and Instrumental Enrichment.

Who Should Attend?

This international conference will spotlight issues that will be of
particular interest to:

§ K-12 educators
§ Post-secondary educators
§ Curriculum and program developers
§ Guidance counsellors
§ Researchers
§ Instructional designers
§ Electronic learning specialists
§ Resources specialists
§ Policy makers
§ Human resource practitioners
§ Administrators in education and training institution
§ Special needs administrators and organizations


Register Now or Get More Information at:
http://www.umanitoba.ca/unevoc/conference
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