LU konferenceSymposium: Developing Geospatial Expertise
Symposium website: http://burtelab.sites.tamu.edu/developing-geospatial-expertise-symposium/
Program – Times in Eastern European Summer Time (EEST)
15:00 – 15:15 Meet and greet led by Jessie Hong
15:20 – 15:35 Introductory Remarks by Heather Burte
15:40 – 15:55 Toru Ishikawa, University of Tokyo
“Geographical and Spatial Aspects of Geospatial Thinking”
16:00 – 16:15 Bob Kolvoord, James Madison University
“GIS in Secondary Education: The First Steps in Developing Geospatial Expertise”
16:20 – 16:35 Christos Charcharos, National Technical University of Athens
“Exploring the relation between spatial abilities and STEM expertise”
16:40 – 16:55 Group Discussion led by Heather Burte
17:00 – 17:15 Break
17:20 – 17:35 Lynn Moorman, Mount Royal University
“Looking at the learner: investigating requirements and characteristics for geospatial learning with technology”
17:40 – 17:55 Emily Peterson, American University
“Developing Spatial Thinking in Secondary Education: Evidence from the Geospatial Semester”
18:00 – 18:15 Forrest Bowlick, University of Massachusetts – Amherst
“The End or the Beginning: Teaching and Learning the ‘Hidden Obvious’ of Geospatial Expertise”
18:20 – 18:35 Group Discussion led by Mike DeMers
18:40 – 18:55 Concluding Remarks by Mike DeMers
Workshop on Eye Tracking research in screen-based solutions
Workshop on Eye Tracking research in screen-based solutions (Tobii Pro)
Date/time: August 2, 2021 12:00-15:00 (Riga time, UTC +3)
Place: Online (Zoom)
Cost: Spatial Cognition 2020/1 registration fee
Limitation of the number of participants: 15 participants
Only Spatial Cognition 2020/1 participants can apply for the workshop. If you have finished your registration for the Spatial Cognition 2020/1 conference, you can apply for the workshop.
Registration fee for the workshop: Spatial Cognition 2020/1 registration fee (If you have not registered for SC2020/1, you can do so HERE).
There is 15 participants limit. The form will close automatically when the participation limit is reached.
Tutorial: Spatial Cognition and Artificial Intelligence: Methods for In-The-Wild Behavioural Research in Visual Perception
The tutorial on “Spatial Cognition and Artificial Intelligence” addresses the confluence of empirically based behavioural research in the cognitive and psychological sciences with computationally driven analytical methods rooted in artificial intelligence and machine learning. This confluence is addressed in the backdrop of human behavioural research concerned with “in-the-wild” naturalistic embodied multimodal interaction. The tutorial presents:
- an interdisciplinary perspective on conducting evidence-based (possibly large-scale) human behaviour research from the viewpoints of visual perception, environmental psychology, and spatial cognition.
- artificial intelligence methods for the semantic interpretation of embodied multimodal interaction (e.g., rooted in behavioural data), and the (empirically driven) synthesis of interactive embodied cognitive experiences in real-world settings relevant to both everyday life as well to professional creative-technical spatial thinking.
- the relevance and impact of research in cognitive human-factors (e.g., in spatial cognition) for the design and implementation of next-generation human-centred AI technologies
Keeping in mind an interdisciplinary audience, the focus of the tutorial is to provide a high-level demonstration of the potential of general AI-based computational methods and tools that can be used for multimodal human behavioral studies concerned with visuospatial, visuo-locomotive, and visuo-auditory cognition in everyday and specialized visuospatial problem solving. Presented methods are rooted in foundational research in artificial intelligence, spatial cognition and computation, spatial informatics, human- computer interaction, and design science. We highlight practical examples involving the analysis and synthesis of human cognitive experiences in the context of application areas such as (evidence-based) architecture and built environment design, narrative media design, product design, and visual sensemaking in autonomous cognitive systems (e.g., social robotics, autonomous vehicles).
TUTORIAL PRESENTERS
Mehul Bhatt (Örebro University, Sweden)
Jakob Suchan (University of Bremen, Germany)
Vasiliki Kondyli (Örebro University, Sweden)
Vipul Nair (University of Skövde, Sweden)
The tutorial on Spatial Cognition and Artificial Intelligence is an initiative of:
CoDesign Lab EU / https://codesign-lab.org
Tutorial contact / info@codesign-lab.org
Symposium: Visuospatial indicators in perceptual, clinical, and educational settings
Visuospatial indicators in perceptual, clinical, and educational settings
Date/time: August 5, 2021 14:00-16:30 (Riga time, UTC +3)
Place: Online (Zoom)
Cost: Free, with separate registration, open to anyone
More information and registration:
Visuospatial indicators in perceptual, clinical, and educational settings