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You Are a Learning Style of One
Many educational fads ask teachers to sort our students into false learning categories: by learning style, for example, or by gender. Instead, we should focus on cognitive processes — like memory and attention — that apply to all our students. As learners we can’t be categorized, but we’re more alike than different. Continue reading
Surprise! The Unexpected Outdoor Class Advantage
But do your students have a point? Might there be good reasons to move class outside every now and then? Continue reading
Consider the Squirrel…
If you have a chance, I highly recommend reading The Distracted Mind — especially if you’ll be…
Cell Phones in the Classroom: Expected (and Unexpected) Effects
Quick! Where’s your cell phone? Now that I’ve got your attention: what effect does the…
The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World by...
People are inherently information seekers. In today’s high-tech world this tendency can draw us to…
Classroom Note Taking: A Solution to the Technology Conundrum?
[Editor’s note: this guest blogger piece is by Cindy Gadziala, Chairperson of Theology at Fontbonne…
A Fresh Desirable Difficulty?
Robert Bjork and Elizabeth Ligon Bjork have argued that the right kind of difficulty can…
Bilingual Advantage: Efficient Processing
Recently, I linked to a study suggesting potential downsides to bilingualism: in at least this…