Artificial Intelligence is many things. As a field of study, Artificial Intelligence seeks to both better understand human cognition through computer models and to improve task-based computer models (that is, where the goal is to improve performance on a task and not necessarily to model how a human would perform on that task). Artificial Intelligence is in many ways a sister-discipline to cognitive psychology which also seeks to better under human cognition.
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…
Due to procrastination or jam-packed schedules, last minute cramming is a tool that many students utilize when it comes to exams. Although pulling an all-nighter, cramming an entire course’s worth of knowledge with the support of caffeine, may give students gratified results, this method is not ideal for content that will be needed again in the future, nor is it helpful for cognitive performance during the exam.
Amber is a seasoned educator with over 15 years of classroom teaching experience. Since 2018, she has integrated the principles of the science of learning into her teaching practices.
Late January, 2025 marks the Learning Scientists 9th birthday! If I’m remembering correctly, we started our little group on January 21, 2016 (but it was a long time ago and, as you all know, memory is not perfect!), and our first blog came out on February 5, 2016. Since then, we have produced a LOT of content. Today, I decided to …
Happy winter holidays! We’re taking a break to spend time with our families. We’ll return on Jan 16, 2025 with a podcast episode.
