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Apr 3

Apr 3 GUEST POST: An Interview with an App Designer

Guest Posts, For Students, For Parents, For Teachers

SmartCards+ was created out of a personal interest to learn more effectively. My wife is a native Korean speaker and we decided after having kids to raise them speaking both English and Korean. I'm not Korean but I really wanted ...

Apr 1

Apr 1 GUEST POST: How to Study Poorly

Learning Scientists

Guest Posts, For Teachers, For Students, For Researchers, For Parents

Need to study for an exam, but you don’t care if you fail? Have to read a boring textbook, but want to remember as little as possible? Aiming to see if there is a grade lower than an F? Well then this is the perfect guide for you! With my almost award-winning guide, I can show you ...

Mar 29

Mar 29 A Note on Note-Taking

Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel

Learning Scientists Posts, For Teachers, For Students

Two days ago, Yana and I ran our monthly Twitter chat, #LrnSciChat. This time we talked about Note-Taking and I have to say that I was blown away by the responses from the participating people. During the chat many great ideas for classroom implementation were generated...

Mar 26

Mar 26 Weekly Digest #102: Leading women in STEM fields

Learning Scientists

For Parents, For Researchers, For Students, For Teachers, Guest Posts, Digests

According to the study, “Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation”, women are vastly underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs in the US. The report further states that women hold less than 25 % of STEM jobs.

Mar 18

Mar 18 Weekly Digest #101: Preparing for Higher Education

Learning Scientists

For Parents, For Students, Digests

We know that the transition as students move through their education can be difficult for students (and their parents). Choosing where to go to apply to college/university, how to apply, and how to fund the higher education can be one of the more difficult aspects ...

Mar 16

Mar 16 The Availability Heuristic

Yana Weinstein

For Teachers, Learning Scientists Posts, For Students

Heuristics are mental shortcuts that allow you navigate the world quickly and efficiently. Many heuristics are very useful, because they allow you to understand a situation and respond to it without processing every piece of information in detail.