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Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center
NSF Science of Learning Center
National Science Foundation

Welcome to SILC

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The Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center (SILC) brings together scientists and educators from Temple University, Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to pursue the overarching goals of

  • ♦Understanding spatial learning
  • ♦Using this knowledge to develop programs and technologies that will transform educational practice, helping learners to develop the skills required to compete in a global economy.

SILC participants include researchers from cognitive science, psychology, computer science, education, and neuroscience, as well as practicing geoscientists and engineers who are particularly interested in spatial thinking in their fields, and teachers in the CPS.

See monthly highlights of our research and researchers:

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Invitation to Researchers:

The Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center would like to invite interested researchers currently conducting spatial cognition and learning research to join this open network.
If you would like to be involved, please contact Dr. Sian Beilock, Associate Professor of Psychology at The University of Chicago to request an invitation:   

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SILC NEWS/UPDATES

NEW RELEASE:
CogSketch v1.12 (5/4/2009)
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Read our latest updates and incoming news below or for SILC in the press go to our Press Room (click on PRESS ROOM icon above).

07/01/2009
View our July Showcase:
Reorientation by Slope Cues in Humans [Daniele Nardi, Amanda Y. Funk, Nora S. Newcombe & Thomas F. Shipley, Department of Psychology, Temple University]

06/18/2009
Post-doctoral Research Associate position available, Air Force Research Laboratory's Cognitive Models and Agents Branch (Mesa, AZ).See our Jobs / Miscellaneous page.

06/11/2009
2 post-doctoral research positions available at University of Leeds (United Kingdom). See our Jobs / Miscellaneous page.

06/02/2009
Two upcoming conferences added to our Conferences page: Art Beyond Sight (October 16-17, 2009) and GIScience (September 14-17, 2010).

06/02/2009
View our June Showcase:
Spatial-Temporal Processing and Social Cognition: Contributions to Language Development in Children with Autism [Julia Parish-Morris, Doctoral Candidate (Advisor: Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek) Department of Psychology, Temple University].

Read about past SILC News in our Archive.