Brain Rules
I know we’re all artsy and what not here (where are the scientists?–and yes, Math counts as an Art in my world), but this is a cool site that I stumbled across that even a non-brain scientist can love;...
View Article“make lemons out of [DWFDW] lemonade”
Yes, to borrow the innocent, yet powerful, quote from PhiloDave’s daughter, I’d like to create this open post and keep it running all week in some way or another to focus on POSITIVE outcomes from...
View ArticleNew Research Says Tests Facilitate Learning
This makes sense to me, but it’s still somewhat surprising. Taking a test is not just a passive mechanism for assessing how much people know, according to new research. It actually helps people learn,...
View ArticleResearch on Twitter and Learning
Apparently, it can help. Rey Junco, associate professor in the department of academic development and counselling, assessed the impact of using Twitter as a teaching tool on students taking a...
View ArticleA Great Idea
This is that: Like last year, my surprise was not that students at a major university did not know certain authors, works, or films; it was that I had known a lot of these things at their age. Were we...
View ArticleThe Flipped Classroom: an experiment
Hi Harold Lounge, I posted this to my personal blog earlier in the week and thought it might be fun to share. Let me know what you think! The Flipped Classroom: an experiment. In addition to the...
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