“I need to stop procrastinating and just focus” a sentence said by almost every student when under a time crunch studying for finals, writing a paper, or just doing math homework. The ability to “just focus,” is actually a lot harder…
Weekly Digest #106: Learning to Manage Your Own Finances
We often talk about the big transition from high school to college in terms of becoming an independent learner. But for many students, this transition means learning to become more independent in other ways, too. College is a time when many students have to learn to manage their own finances …
Not Too Fast: Things To Consider Before Implementing New Strategies In Your Teaching
I have recently founded the new Teaching Innovation and Learning Enhancement (TILE) at the University of Dundee. It’s a network that aims at bringing people from different disciplines and sectors together to discuss issues in education and ways to overcome them using research findings. TILE is currently run as an external speaker series…
GUEST POST: Four Steps To Success - Advice from a Student
As a senior about to graduate and enroll in a Masters program, I can confirm one thing with certainty: college is hard. You have a lot on your place, and you also might have social and work responsibilities. Over the last four years of my undergraduate ...
Weekly Digest #105: Summer Reading Programs
It may be hard to believe, but the end of the school year and the start of summer vacation is right around the corner. Summer break can be great for a lot of things (like relaxing!), but for kids being away from school can be problematic to learning (To read more about ...
Growth Mindset and Grit Interventions
Last week I was provided with a unique opportunity to see into the world of administration in higher education. I attended the Higher Learning Commission annual meeting...