University of Padua, Italy

Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation 

Professional Profile 

Professor Lucia Mason is Professor of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the University of Padua, Italy. A former Fulbright Scholar at the University of Georgia (USA) and recipient of the EARLI Publication Award, she also served as Editor-in-Chief of Learning and Instruction and as President of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI). Her research has focused on learning from text, conceptual change, epistemic beliefs, digital reading, and the cognitive and affective processes involved in learning, using methodologies such as eye-tracking and physiological measures. Her last research interest regards the role of the school physical environment (indoor and outdoor) on students' cognitive performance and wellbeing. She has published extensively in leading international journals.

Kyoto University, Japan 

Professor of Educational Psychology 

Graduate School of Education

Professional Profile
 

Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Manalo is Professor of Educational Psychology at the Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University, Japan. He earned his Ph.D. in Psychology from Massey University, New Zealand, after completing both his bachelor's and master's degrees in Psychology at the University of Auckland. Before joining Kyoto University, he served as Professor at Waseda University and as Director of the Student Learning Center at the University of Auckland. His research focuses on effective teaching and learning strategies, thinking skills, self-constructed diagrams for learning and problem solving, and English language education in EFL contexts. He currently leads funded research projects on developing students' thinking competencies and enhancing English speaking through portfolio-based assessment and authentic learning tasks. Prof. Manalo is Co-Editor-in-Chief of Thinking Skills and Creativity and has published more than 170 scholarly works. He is also the co-author of the widely acclaimed open-access book Deeper Learning, Dialogic Learning, and Critical Thinking: Research-based Strategies for the Classroom (Routledge, 2019).

University of Melbourne

Professor in Education (Mathematics Education)

Faculty of Education

Professional Profile 

Wee Tiong SEAH is Professor in Mathematics Education at Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne, Australia. He has more than 18 years of experience in initial teacher education and in-service professional development across different tertiary institutions in Australia. Wee Tiong brings to academia an extensive professional experience in mathematics teaching and pastoral care across a range of educational settings in Singapore and Australia.

Wee Tiong is particularly known for harnessing motivational constructs (such as values) to foster and maintain mathematical wellbeing, as a means to addressing issues such as mathematics anxiety and disengagement, thereby supporting mathematics learning and teaching in schools. He embraces cross-cultural comparative research, and coordinates a 20-nation research consortium. He had been appointed Research Fellow of Zhejiang Basic Education Research Center, China. Over the last decade, Wee Tiong has also been invited to present some 30 research keynote addresses. During this time, his contribution to research training saw 12 doctoral research completions, with nearly all graduates taking up professional roles in research, academia or governance.

Wee Tiong is co-Director of the Numeracy R-3 Professional Development program (2019 – 2022), designed for and delivered to the South Australia Department for Education. He is member of the National Expert Group for Australia’s ‘Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Education’, and had been part of the Australian government’s Expert Advisory and Research Group. Wee Tiong has also delivered a workshop for some 800 principals and school leaders on behalf of the Victorian Department of Education.