Accelerating Cultures of Collaboration to Empower Learning (ACCEL)

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Conserving, restoring, nurturing, and optimizing the most basic ability to learn and thrive, especially for those children exposed to the worst of economic and social circumstances, requires concerted action by a global science of learning network-of-networks.

This project is funded by design and implementation grants from the National Science Foundation’s Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet) program.  Our Accelerating Cultures of Collaboration to Empower Learning (ACCEL) network-of-networks is dedicated to harnessing global science networks to accelerate cultures of learning. Our focus is on learning, development, and culture related to global needs. ACCEL includes cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, psychologists, data scientists, engineers, educational technology designers, global development practitioners, educators, and policymakers. Our cross-functional teams collaborate scientifically for a shared objective, drawing on the expertise of members from diverse countries, cultures, ethnicities, and demographics worldwide to inform our work and amplify the intellectual capital of local community leadership for global impact. We are building a cross-cutting infrastructure to promote learning, cohesion, standards, ethics, sharing, and collaboration. 

 Our current topical focus is self-regulation, which has far-reaching effects on educational, social, and economic outcomes. We seek to explore the underlying sources of variation in self-regulation and determine how to intervene in ways sensitive to different contexts and cultures through both practice and policy to promote its development on a global scale. Self-regulation is an individual's ability to control their impulses and redirect their behavior towards a specific goal. The path of self-regulation development is not linear or universal and varies significantly across cultures, countries, and demographics. We collaborate with global partners to synthesize knowledge and promote a shared understanding of self-regulation to benefit society.  

Interested in joining our team?

ACCEL is looking to collaborate with new partners. If you or your organization are interested in joining our network, please fill out the form below.

 

Project Leadership

  • Project PI: Cristine Legare, Professor of Psychology and Director of Center for Applied Cognitive Science, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Project Co-PI: Andrea Chiba, Professor in the Department of Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego
  • Project Coordinator: Mona Baniahmadi, Research Associate V, Center for Applied Cognitive Science, The University of Texas at Austin

    • Advisory Board

  • Jelena Obradovic, Standford Graduate School of Education
  • Sara Baker, PEDAL Centre, Cambridge University
  • Sebastián Lipina, Unidad de Neurobiología Aplicada
  • Bo Sternje, LEGO Foundation
  • Kai-ming Cheng, The University of Hong Kong
  • Tracy Johnson, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Roberto Lent, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Nachiket Mor, International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore
  • Janine Schooley, Project Concern International
  • Michelle Shumate, Northwestern University
  • Winsome Waite, WP Education Services
  • Bob Wise, Global Science of Learning for Education Network (GSoLEN)

    • Funding

    The ACCEL project is funded by the National Science Foundation.

    Co-funding for this project is provided by the Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence Program in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences.

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    ACCEL Launch Event

    In February 2024, we gathered experts to address chronic stress associated with global crises, including intergroup conflict and climate change. Read more about the event here→

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