Delivering engaging and effective presentations is important when it comes to teaching or when presenting work at conferences. As teachers, we may want to help our students to develop their presentation skills…
The Science of Motivation
Many educators struggle with student motivation and, often, it feels like something that is out of our hands. But there are things that we can do to support motivation in the classroom and to keep it going, even when Johnny would rather be anywhere but here.
Dual Coding and Cognitive Load
In today’s blog, I’m covering an older paper by Mousavi, Low, and Sweller from 1995 (1) titled Reducing Cognitive Load by Mixing Auditory and Visual Presentation Modes. The goal of their paper was to experimentally test whether heavy cognitive overload could …
Mood and Memory
Our brains - that’s the part that does the thinking - are, for better or worse, part of our bodies .... As such there are a vast number of interconnected systems that affect us and our thinking and learning as we move throughout the day. Even your mood can affect your memory and your ability to perform well on an exam.
GUEST POST: A Neuroscientific Perspective on Understanding and Managing Stress
Stress significantly impacts university students, affecting their mental and physical health. There has been a constant rise of mental illnesses reports in UK Universities over the last decade (1) – linked to high academic demands, cost of living and other financial pressures, and social challenges…
Digest #179: Combating Summer Learning Loss
For those of us in North America, summer is coming! Whether you have two weeks or almost two months left, the warmer weather and growing plants are a regular reminder that we’re getting closer every day. Summer break is often fun for kids and can give educators …