We've previously released a digest of educational videos, as well as a guest post on guidelines for designing them. In this digest, we wanted to highlight 5 YouTube channels that were particularly useful to those of us studying specific content.
All in For Students
Where Should I Study?
There is a lot of conflicting information out there about studying. There are a number of websites that recommend that you create a study space that is free of distractions and maximizes your motivation to work. Other websites recommend that you instead study ...
Weekly digest #74: Social Media Addiction
We have blogged about the effects of social media on mental health and wellbeing before. Social media is a constant companion in our lives. The question is: How much social media is good for you? Can you get addicted to checking people’s status on Facebook,...
Weekly Digest #72: Talk to the Learning Scientists!
There are various ways in which researchers can communicate about their findings with practitioners. There are two broad models of researcher-practitioner communication in education research: the active dissemination model, and the passive dissemination model
GUEST POST: WOOP Your Way Forward - A Self-Regulation Strategy That Could Help You Get Ahead and Stay Ahead
You’ve got a big project due at the end of the term. You’ve got a cumulative exam in two weeks. You’ve got an oral presentation in three days. You know you should space your study/work sessions (because you’ve been reading posts such as this one on this blog)...
Weekly Digest #66: What Makes a MOOC Successful?
About a month ago, Tim van der Zee wrote a guest post on “Guidelines for designing educational videos” for our blog. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are in vogue, although genuinely good MOOCs are often hard to find. I (Carolina) have recently started several MOOCs to explore the variety of approaches to...