CHI Belgium (formerly known as SIGCHI.be), the Belgian professional
association for Human-Computer Interaction (www.sigchi.be), is proud to
invite you to its Autumn 2011 event where professor Alan Dix will talk
to us about the dynamics of internal cognition and the web as external
representation.
DATE: Wednesday 21 September
TIME: 18:00 - 19:30
VENUE: Alcatel-Lucent Bell - Copernicuslaan 50, 2018 Antwerpen
Alan Dix is a computing professor at Lancaster University and researcher
at Talis Ltd. and describes himself as working on most things that
connect people and computers.
At the CHI Belgium Autumn event, Alan will talk to us about the dynamics
of internal cognition and the web as external representation
Various disciplines have begun to emphasise the role of the external
environment in human cognition. While initially focused on physical
interactions, these theories are also of clear relevance to the web,
especially in its role as external representation of human knowledge,
potentially obviating the need to remember basic facts. Internal
representation and cognition remain important, but change in the face of
a pervasive digital environment. This paper explores the evolving
dynamic between internal and external cognition, in particular the shift
from knowledge to meta-knowledge and the way this impacts learning,
society and, perhaps, the very nature of our own minds.
After Alan Dix' keynote, we will reveal the winning logo of the new CHI Belgium.
IMPORTANT: Entrance fee is included in membership fee of 50€. For this sum, you are member for one year (starting at the day you become a member), and entitled to free participation to the 4 workshop/lecture/network events and to a reduced fee for conferences. Members need not pay to enter this event.
CHI Belgium Autumn event: Alan Dix in Antwerp written on 05-09-11
