Program

Time

Program

Room

4:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Arrival and Registration

Kleiner Dekanatssaal,
ReWi Building

 4:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Conference Opening

Prof. Stefan Müller-Stach, Vice President for Research and Early Career Academics, Johannes Gutenberg University JGU Mainz

PLATO: Current State and Developments

Prof. Olga Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, JGU Mainz
Prof. Walter Bisang, JGU Mainz
Prof. Gabriel Wittum, Goethe University (GU) Frankfurt

Großer 
Dekanatssaal,
ReWi Building

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Keynote

“Mental Autonomy: Mind Wandering and the Problem of Mental Action“
Prof. Thomas Metzinger, JGU Mainz

6:00 – 6:45 p.m.

Critical Remarks

“Learning with Ethics and Morality”
Prof. David Berliner, Arizona State University &
Prof. Howard Gardner, Harvard University
Moderation: Prof. Fritz Oser, Université de Fribourg

From 7:00 p.m.

Dinner at “Jedermann’s“ restaurant

9:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Session:Information and Cognition (Aera A)

Presentations on PLATO research projects

Neural and Behavioral Evidence for Linguistic Complexity as a Predictor for Positive Learning
Prof. Arne Nagels & Prof. Silvia Hansen-Schirra, JGU Mainz

Behavioral and EEG Correlates of Incidental and Intentional Learning of Complex Nominal Compounds in First and Second Language Speakers
Jun. Prof. Daniela Czernochowski, John Gamboa & Prof. Shanley Allen,Technical University (TU) Kaiserslautern

Critical remarks: Prof. Onur Güntürkün, Bochum University

Linke Aula,
Alte Mensa

11:00 – 11:15 a.m.

Coffee Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Session: Interaction and Communication (Area B)

Presentations on PLATO research projects

Positive Learning and Pluriliteracies: A Research Agenda for Deeper Learning in Higher Education and Implications for Course Design and Assessment
Prof. Oliver Meyer, Prof. Margarete Imhof, & Prof. Mita Banerjee, JGU Mainz

Breaking and Reinforcing Possible Vicious & Virtuous Circles in Negative and Positive Learning
Prof. Christian Dormann & Christina Guthier, JGU Mainz

Critical remarks: Prof. Andrey Podolskiy, National Research University Moscow

12:45 – 2:00 p.m.

Lunch

2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Session: Interaction and Communication (Area B)

Presentations on PLATO research projects

Towards a Computational Linguistic Model for Measuring the Complexity of Learning Tasks
Prof. Alexander Mehler, GU Frankfurt

Media Effects on Positive and Negative Learning: First Findings and a Research Program
Prof. Marcus Maurer, Prof. Christian Schemer, Prof. Olga Troitschanskaia, Judith Jitomirski & Prof. Oliver Quiring, JGU Mainz

Critical remarks: Prof. Richard J. Shavelson, Stanford University 

3:30 – 3:40 p.m.

Coffee Break

3:40 – 5:10 p.m.

Session: Interaction and Communication(Area B)

Presentations on PLATO research projects

Digital Information Literacy as Prerequisite for Positive Learning
Prof. Johannes Hartig & Prof. Frank Goldhammer, German Institute for International Educational Research(DIPF), GU Frankfurt

Positive and Negative Learning among University Student Cohorts in a Longitudinal Multilevel IRT Framework
Prof. Olga Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia & Dr. Susanne Schmidt, JGU Mainz

Critical remarks: Prof. James Pellegrino, University of Illinois at Chicago

5:10 – 5:20 p.m.

Coffee Break

5:20 – 6:50 p.m.

Session: Information and Cognition (Area A)

Presentations on PLATO research projects

Performance in Knowledge Assessment Tests from the Perspective of Linguistic Typology
Prof. Walter Bisang & Patryk Czerwinski, JGU Mainz

Automated Methods for the Comparison of Natural Languages
Prof. Gabriel Wittum, Michael Hoffer & Dr. Arne Nägel, GU Frankfurt

Critical remarks: Prof. Jay McClelland, Stanford University

From 7:00 p.m.

Dinner

Time

Program

Room

9:30 – 10.00 a.m.

Keynote

“Truth, Evidence, Thought, and Identity”
Prof. Stefan Müller-Stach,Vice President for Research and Early Career Academics, JGU Mainz

Linke Aula, 
Alte Mensa

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Critical Remarks

Prof. Gabriel Wittum, GU Frankfurt & Prof. Markus Knauff, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen

10:30 – 11:15 a.m.

11:15 – 11:30 a.m.

Coffee Break

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Session: Technical Developments (Area C)

Presentations on PLATO research projects

Learning by Grounding: A Dialogical View on Educational Interaction
Dr. Andy Lücking & Prof. Alexander Mehler, GU Frankfurt

Policy Modelling in Complex Social Systems: How to Foster Knowledge Production, Learning and Innovation Using Computational Methods
Prof. Petra Ahrweiler & Dr. Michel Schilperoord, JGU Mainz

Critical remarks: Dr. Vinay Chaudhri, Visiting Researcher Stanford University Logic Group 

1:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 – 2:15 p.m.

Session: Technical Developments (Area C)

Presentations on PLATO research projects

Picture Bias in Upper Division Physics
Dr. Pascal Klein, Prof. Jochen Kuhn & Prof. Paul Lukowicz, TU Kaiserslautern, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)

Critical remarks: Prof. Koichi Kise, Osaka Prefecture University

2:15 – 3:00 p.m.

PLATO: Opportunities and Risks

Theme-focussed workshop and round table discussions

Discussants: Prof. David Berliner, Dr. Vinay Chaudhri, Prof. Howard Gardner,
Prof. Koichi Kise, Prof. Jay McClelland, Prof. Fritz Oser, Prof. James Pellegrino, Prof. Andrey Podolskiy

Moderation: Prof. Richard J. Shavelson, Stanford University

3:00 – 3:15 p.m.

Coffee Break

3:15 – 4:00 p.m.

PLATO: Conclusion and Perspectives

Prof. Richard J. Shavelson, PLATO Advisory Board,Stanford University 

Prof. Stefan Müller-Stach, Vice President for Research and Early Career Academics, JGU Mainz

Prof. Dr. Gabriel Wittum, GU Frankfurt

Prof. Olga Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, PLATO Spokesperson, JGU Mainz