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Jul 1

Jul 1 Weekly Digest #115: Open Access Education Journals

We firmly believe that it would be extremely difficult (if not impossible) to be an expert in everything. This is one of the reasons bidirectional communication is so important! Learning researchers and teachers have spent their careers becoming experts in …

Jun 28

Jun 28 Using Retrieval Practice for Transfer in an Online Class

Cindy Nebel

For Teachers, For Researchers, Learning Scientists Posts

Retrieval practice produces benefits to learning in many different situations, but trying to get students to transfer their knowledge to a new situation is tricky business. There is some evidence that retrieval practice can be used to get students to think more deeply…

Jun 24

Jun 24 Weekly Digest #114: Productivity

Learning Scientists

For Researchers, For Students, For Teachers, For Parents, Digests

The research on productivity shows that we tend to be more productive when we are happier, take breaks, and take advantage of vacations!

Jun 22

Jun 22 Learning Strategies Promoted by Academic Support Centers

Yana Weinstein

Learning Scientists Posts, For Teachers, For Students, For Parents, For Researchers

Did you know we had a Learning Scientists Q&A group on Facebook? Members of this group are teachers, parents, students, and others interested in education from all over the world.

Jun 14

Jun 14 The Art and Science of Memory Part 2

Althea Need Kaminske

Learning Scientists Posts, For Parents, For Students, For Teachers, For Researchers

This post continues from a post I did last week discussing whether there is a difference between memory and learning and a difference in learning in the Arts and Sciences.

Jun 7

Jun 7 The Art and Science of Memory Part 1

Althea Need Kaminske

Learning Scientists Posts, For Teachers, For Researchers, For Parents, For Students

When I’ve given lectures and workshops on learning and memory to my colleagues I’ve been accused of focusing too much on how learning works in the Sciences and not enough on how learning works in the Arts.