by Amelia Barili | Jul 9, 2015 | Bridging University and Community, Contemplative Mind in Higher Education, Integrating Body, Mind and Spirit, Older Adult Courses, Science and Spirituality, Transforming Education
The Embodied Mind. UC Berkeley lecture by Dr. Amelia Barili (2012) It was long believed that the connections in our brain became fixed with age. Recent research shows that new experiences can change our brain, supporting learning and optimal mental health well into...
by Amelia Barili | Jul 7, 2015 | Bridging University and Community, Contemplative Mind in Higher Education, Integrating Body, Mind and Spirit, Older Adult Courses, Transforming Education, Workshops
Amelia Barili presents her new course Each One Helps One: Neuroplasticity and Volunteering at the UC Berkeley Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (Spring 2014) What does helping others have to do with the healthy, progressive functioning of our brains? In this class, we...
by Amelia Barili | Jul 4, 2015 | Bridging University and Community, Integrating Body, Mind and Spirit, Transforming Education
This documentary narrates the story of how students from UC Berkeley and their professor learn and serve in a program that is transforming lives in the Berkeley community. The story begins eleven years ago when Professor Amelia Barili, a Senior Lecturer in the Spanish...
by Amelia Barili | Jun 6, 2015 | Bridging University and Community, Integrating Body, Mind and Spirit, Transforming Education
Amelia Barili is a Spanish Language and Culture lecturer in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, who is inspiring and preparing university students to use what they know to help others, through an innovative pedagogy that integrates the most recent findings of...
by Amelia Barili | Jun 6, 2015 | Articles, Bridging University and Community, Integrating Body, Mind and Spirit, Transforming Education
To read full article, please click on this link: Learning to Learn: Neurobiology and Cognitive Science as Basis of Autonomous Learning
