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Open Seminars

Open Seminar

Our popular Mathematics Education Research Seminar Series, with invited external speakers, is open to everyone. If you wish to subscribe to the mailing list for the seminars, visit this site and follow the instructions.

Next seminar

Productive Failure: Unlocking Deeper Learning Through the Science of Failing

Prof. Manu Kapur    |   15th October 2025, 4:30 - 5:30pm  

Location: Donald McIntyre Building, Room GS5

Abstract: If learning from failure is intuitively compelling, why do we wait for it to happen? Why don’t we intentionally design for it, and harness it for deep learning? In my talk, I will describe what Productive Failure is, how, when and why intentionally designing for failure in a safe way can lead to deep learning, and its implications for how we can design powerful learning environments for developing conceptual understanding, creativity, and transfer.

Previous speakers

Some of the speakers we’ve had in recent years: