This is the fourth in a series of six posts designed to help students learn how to study effectively. The purpose is to provide students with a resource that can help them take charge of their own learning. So far, we have posted on...
GUEST POST: An Interview With a Brilliant Visualizer
Oliver Caviglioli, @olivercavigliol, is a former special-school head of many years, who later on in his career turned to visualization.
Retrieval Practice in the Classroom: New Evidence!
We have covered the many benefits of retrieval practice, but we have often heard criticism that the evidence for retrieval practice often comes from randomized controlled trials in the laboratory using materials that are too simplistic. While there is evidence that retrieval practice ...
GUEST POST: Exploring the Left Brain / Right Brain Myth
Did you know that sprinter Usain Bolt is right-footed? And that’s the reason he’s the fastest runner ever recorded? You haven’t heard this? Good, because it’s not true. Turns out he relied on both his feet to break the world records in the 100- and 200-meter races ...
Weekly Digest #21: Academic Blog Reading List
A couple of weeks ago, we published a list of interesting blogs from our edu-blogging Facebook group. Those blogs are typically written by current or former teachers. But what about academics – people whose day-job involves conducting ground-breaking ...
Tips for Teachers: Dealing with Plagiarism
With Melania Trump’s recently plagiarized speech at the Republican National Convention, the media has been abuzz about plagiarism. Yet for teachers and students, issues of academic integrity are recurrent. In our most recent weekly digest, we compiled a list ...