If you use edtech in your classroom, you’ve probably seen at least one of the tools you use recently advertise their brand new “AI feature.”
At Podsie, the core of what we’re building has always been research-driven, so as the AI hype rages on, …
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When Restudying Trumps Retrieval
No strategy works all the time. Not even retrieval practice. Today I want to share a new Open Access article (so you can go read it for yourself if you’d like!) that *spoiler alert! found a situation in which restudying was actually better for retention than retrieval.
Digest #171: Resources for Calendars and Scheduling
Time management can be a challenge for learners at all levels…This digest provides some resources for calendaring and scheduling. Whether you prefer online calendars and tools or pen and paper, I’ve gathered some resources from around the web to help you get the most out of your calendar system.
Benefits of Pretesting in the Classroom
Recently a new pre-testing study was published, looking at the delayed effects of pre-testing in an authentic classroom. In this study, undergraduate students who were enrolled in a large section of a research methods course were given pretests before three lectures...
Pitting Learning Styles Against Dual Coding
…Today’s blog post revisits a paper that Althea and I covered a few years ago in a podcast episode (Episode 49 Learning Styles and Dual Coding). It is a repeat, and specifically, we tend to repeat ourselves a lot when it comes to learning styles and dual coding. However, repetition, especially …
Using Memes as a Teaching Tool
I’m sure you have done this before or seen it in presentations: That funny meme on a slide to make it more engaging. My first thought would go to seductive details and how adding irrelevant, but funny details can hinder learning. We have blogged and talked about this before (here and here). However, I recently came across an article…