Social learning has been a large focus of early developmental psychology for the past three decades. While it reveals how culture is transmitted to young children, questions about how young children come up with their own ideas and learn for th

Play at the Extremes

Nov 1st, 2018 1h 33m

Play at the Extremes - A Panel Discussion for Parents, Teachers & Carers

PEDAL Seminar | A Prescription for Play: Why play fosters social and cognitive development

Sep 26th, 2018 58m 13s

http://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/pedalJoin PEDAL for a public lecture by world-renowned psychologist Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, evaluating the evidence for the importance of free play and guided play as a catalyst for learning in social and cognitiv

PEDAL Research Seminar | Unleashing the Power of Science in Early Childhood | Daryl Greenfield, University of Miami

Jul 11th, 2018 1h 1m

Professor Greenfield is a Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics at the University of Miami. His work is positioned at the interface of research, policy and practice at the international, national and local level. His research examines school r

David Whitebread - Last Lecture

Dec 21st, 2017 1h 37m

As one of the leading international proponents of play as part of education and learning, David Whitebread's fascinating career led up to the creation of the PEDAL research centre with funding from the LEGO Foundation.Here, David gives us an

Synchrony Through Gaze: Mapping the Neural Social Network of Infants

Oct 9th, 2017 43m 23s

Dr Victoria Leong, University of Cambridge and Nanyang Technological University, speaks about the social dynamics of adult-infant neural synchrony.

Intra - and Inter - Individual Diversity in Social Cognition: From Individual Neural Dynamics to Interactional Behavioural Patterns

Oct 9th, 2017 35m 14s

Talk by Dr Guillaume Dumas, Institut Pasteur, on the use of two-person hyperscanning in social neuroscience research, with particular applications to the study of autism spectrum disorder.

Catching Brainwaves as we Speak: The Prediction of Physiology for Medicine and More

Oct 9th, 2017 33m 23s

Talk by Dr Tristan Bekinschtein, University of Cambridge, on the future of brain imaging in personalised medicine.

Integrating Nutrition, Psychology and Neuroscience to Measure Infant Development in the UK & Gambia

Oct 9th, 2017 37m 45s

Talk by Dr Sarah Lloyd Fox, Birkbeck College, on infant brain imaging in The Gambia

Shaping Social Play Behavior in Interactive Playgrounds

Oct 4th, 2017 31m 30s

In this talk, Dr Moreno presents the work that they have carried out in the context of analyzing and shaping children’s play behavior in interactive playgrounds, technology-enhanced spaces where players engage in co-located, playful activities

Harnessing New Technology to Better Understand the Family Language Environment

Oct 4th, 2017 30m 14s

Dr Elian Fink talks about collaborational project Baby Talk, where they used a light-weight wearable pedometer to record infant-caregiver interactions.

Play: A window into children's social worlds - Part2

Sep 29th, 2017 44m 29s

Public lecture on 11th September with this second part given by Prof. Anthony PellegriniFor more information please visit www.educ.cam.ac.uk/pedal/

Play: A window into children's social worlds - Part1

Sep 29th, 2017 43m

Public lecture on 11th September with this first part given by Dr Jenny Gibson and Dr Behzad HeraviFor more information please visit www.educ.cam.ac.uk/pedal/

Pedagogy of Play Workshop

Aug 9th, 2017 47m 53s

Watch Ben Mardell from Harvard University's Project Zero, and Camilla Uhre Fog from the International School of Billund talk about their Pedagogy of Play in a teacher workshop.

Seminar: Self Regulation - Foundation skills for childrens healthy development

Jun 6th, 2017 1h 18m

Part of the PEDal Seminar series this video shows the recording of the recent seminar hosted by PEDaL and the Psychology & Education research group at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge.Introduced by PEDaL acting Director Dr Da

PEDAL | BBC Breakfast report on playful writing

Mar 7th, 2017 3m 23s

BBC Breakfast report on playful writing

Play, self-regulation and early childhood - What does research say?

Feb 6th, 2017 1h 18m

Play, self-regulation and early childhood education: what does research say? A lecture by Prof Clancy Blair of NYU Steinhardt & Prof Kathy Sylva of University of Oxford

Pretence and Creativity during Childhood and Beyond

Feb 6th, 2017 1h 23m

This joint Psychology & Education and PEDAL seminar by Dr Julie Kirkham will examine pretend play and creativity in the context of early and middle childhood

Bringing Self - Regulated Learning to Classrooms through Research Practice Partnerships

Oct 31st, 2016 1h 24m

Prof Nancy Perry from The University of British Columbia presents the role of research-practice partnerships in bringing self-regulated learning to classrooms.

Seminar: Play and Learning in Finnish Education Policy and Practice

Jan 26th, 2016 1h 3m

Play is a serious matter for young children across all cultures. This is evidenced by the passionate, intensive and energetic engagement many children invest in this activity. Play experiences are widely recognised to create the foundation for

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