Reflections on Situated Cognition: Discussion of Advanced PhD Projects and Career Prospects

Abstract

In this final workshop of our Research Training Group, we want to reflect upon the past, present, and future of situated cognition in light of the work of our third and final cohort of PhD students. Insights from trending research relating to situated cognition are provided by our three keynote speakers: Mar Rus-Calafell, Cristina Borgoni and Joshua Shepherd. Additionally, we will have three discussion sessions in which we will discuss the work of our PhD students with our guests, aiming to provide feedback to each PhD student to support the final steps toward their project completion. A dedicated panel discussion also opens the floor for exchange on the options and challenges presented by an academic career path.

Keynotes

  • Mar Rus-Calafell (Ruhr-University Bochum)
  • Cristina Borgoni (University of Bayreuth)
  • Joshua Shepherd (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

    • Program

    Thursday, November 6

    TimeTypeSpeakerTitle
    12:00Lunch
    13:00 – 15:00Discussion Group IModerator: Mar Rus-Calafell
    15:00 – 15:30Coffee Break
    15:30 – 16:15Keynote Mar Rus-Calafell
    Ruhr University Bochum    		Psychosis in Focus: Embodiment, Environment, and Meaning
    16:15 – 17:00KeynoteCristina Borgoni
    University of Bayreuth    		The Interplay of Norms and Intentions at the Onset of Communication
    17:00 – 17:30Coffee Break
    17:30 – 18:15Keynote Joshua Shepherd
    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona    		Creative Cognition and Forms of Scaffolding
    19:00Dinner

    Friday, November 7

    TypeTimeModerator(s)
    9:00 – 9:30General Statements on Situated CognitionCristina Borgoni, Joshua Shepherd
    9:30 – 10:15General Discussion on Situated Cognition
    10:15 – 10:45Coffee Break
    10:45 – 11:45Panel Discussion: Careers in Academia
    11:45 – 12:00Photo Session
    12:00 – 13:00Lunch Break
    13:00 -15:00Discussion Groups II & IIIChristina Borgoni, Joshua Shepherd

    Venue

    Osnabrück University, Alte Münze 16 (Building 09, Room: Zimeliensaal)

    Organization

    This workshop is organized by members of the RTG ‘Situated Cognition’:

    • Albert Newen (Speaker; Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
    • Nikola Kompa (Deputy speaker; Universität Osnabrück)
    • Julia Wolf (Scientific coordinator, Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
    • Louis Loock (Deputy scientific coordinator; Universität Osnabrück)