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Jul 25

Jul 25 GUEST POST: Acing my Dressage Test: Cognitive Psychology at the Barn

For Researchers, For Teachers, For Students, For Parents, Guest Posts

When I’m not busy being a professor, I can be found at the barn with my nine year old Thoroughbred horse (Chance). Chance was bred to be a racehorse but he was too slow, so he opted for a career change.

Jul 17

Jul 17 GUEST POST: Transforming Students to Learners

Learning Scientists

Guest Posts, For Teachers, For Researchers

I think a lot about how to transform students to lifelong learners. It is not only a matter of being an effective educator; it is the right thing to do morally. The drive to help students become learners goes beyond the students enrolled in my classes.

Jul 1

Jul 1 Weekly Digest #115: Open Access Education Journals

Learning Scientists

For Researchers, For Teachers, Digests

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.