SmartCards+ was created out of a personal interest to learn more effectively. My wife is a native Korean speaker and we decided after having kids to raise them speaking both English and Korean. I'm not Korean but I really wanted ...
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GUEST POST: How to Study Poorly
Need to study for an exam, but you don’t care if you fail? Have to read a boring textbook, but want to remember as little as possible? Aiming to see if there is a grade lower than an F? Well then this is the perfect guide for you! With my almost award-winning guide, I can show you ...
A Note on Note-Taking
Two days ago, Yana and I ran our monthly Twitter chat, #LrnSciChat. This time we talked about Note-Taking and I have to say that I was blown away by the responses from the participating people. During the chat many great ideas for classroom implementation were generated...
GUEST POST: How Images and Imagination Can Enhance Learning
"An image is worth a thousand words". I believe most people have heard this saying before. But what does it mean for teaching and learning? How can we use images (and imagination) in the classroom?
Weekly Digest #102: Leading women in STEM fields
According to the study, “Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation”, women are vastly underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs in the US. The report further states that women hold less than 25 % of STEM jobs.
Using the Six Strategies to Teach Diversity
I teach at a small university in the middle of Kansas, where a lot of my students come to me having never been exposed to thoughts, ideas, or persons different from themselves. While our university has some amount of diversity, most of what I hope to accomplish...