In today’s post I want to talk about another challenge that results from having our daily routines and work/study environments upended: time management. Even under ideal circumstances, time management can be challenging…
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GUEST POST: The Power of Metacognition in Everyday Life
Metacognition is a superpower that helps elite students separate themselves from their peers. I have written about this topic several times including how learners can employ metacognition when reading academic materials in order to deeply engage with the content. It’s a practice I employed …
Teaching Effectiveness vs. Teaching Evaluations
For most of us who teach in higher education, the end of the semester means administering teaching evaluations and can be a bit stressful for some. However, the beginning of each semester means reading those evaluations. In theory, these evaluations would allow us to see our courses through …
GUEST POST: From Knowledge To Skill: Do Learning Strategies Improve Critical Thinking?
“How do I ace an exam?”… “How can I make learning more meaningful for my students?”… “How do I help my child to study?” are just a few of the many questions asked by students, teachers, and parents. And although these questions are articulated in slightly different ways, they ultimately are trying to understand the same underlying mechanism; that is, how do humans learn? … Fortunately for us, our understanding of learning has advanced significantly because of research in cognitive psychology.
Digest #140: There's an App for That
These days we are all extremely busy! So, we’ll keep it brief. Check out these resources to help you manage your workflow and stay productive. Since we know you’re busy, we’ll keep the descriptions to a minimum today and let the descriptive titles speak for themselves!
Research in Practice!
The Learning Agency has created videos of researchers and teachers working together to implement the science of learning into the classroom. These videos are brand new today!! You can check out Learning Agency Videos here.
As a researcher deeply interested in student learning, it is extremely exciting …