Whether you are a student in a foreign language course, an international student in a new country, or using an App to learn a new language for fun, language learning is a daunting task. Language learners are faced with memorizing vocabulary...
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Weekly Digest #93: Exercise and Learning 2.0
For Weekly Digest #31, we pulled together 5 resources on exercise and learning. But, there are TONS of resources out there about exercise and learning. Plus, in January we know a lot of people are thinking about good habits for 2018, and many may ...
Weekly Digest #92: Returning to School and Work After the Break
The new year has started and probably most of you have returned to work and/or school by now – or will do so soon. It turns out that returning to the previous work/study routine is surprisingly difficult. Before the winter break everyone is extremely busy, then...
Weekly Digest #91: Making Teaching Changes
It’s the beginning of the year and new classes are about to start. If you’re reading this, you are interested in improving education, in using evidence-based practices in the classroom or for studying. In today’s digest, we explore what is involved in making changes ...
Weekly Digest #90: Ways To Keep Kids Engaged With Learning During Winter Break
Time to relax and unwind is important, but the winter break can feel long and maybe you are looking for ways to enrich the winter break with your kids with some learning highlights. In today’s digest, you find five resources on how to keep you and or your kids engaged with learning during the winter break.
Weekly Digest #89: Cognitive Load
Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) has been formative in educational practice and indeed has been argued to be “the single most important thing for teachers to know” (see tweet below). While we understand the theory, we do not pretend to be experts in it...