This has been a very unusual, difficult year for so many of us (Learning Scientists included). Today we want to take a moment to appreciate the good that has come from this year and express our gratitude for you and the good work that you are doing.
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Retrieval Mapping
We have written and talked a lot about retrieval practice as a way to reinforce learning on The Learning Scientists. So, if you follow our work you know there are many benefits to retrieval practice and many ways to implement retrieval. (If you’re new, welcome! To start learning …
VLOG: How To Take Notes In Class - A Video for Students
In preparation for one of my classes next semester, I made a short video for students that summarizes the research on note taking. I wanted something that could be used as a short, stand alone video that students could watch and easily take away practical advice on how to take notes in class.
Teaching APA Style: 7th Edition Template Papers
In 2016, I created a pair of template papers to assist in teaching my students APA style. The templates reflected the 6th edition of the APA manual. APA has since published a 7th edition of the publication manual. So, I updated the template papers to reflect APA 7th edition. I included notes …
Can We Boost Elaboration with Retrieval Practice?
Hot off the presses! This week I’m telling you about a new study that came out just last month which investigates how we could take generative activities like elaboration and give them the additional benefits of retrieval practice.
Moving Towards Online Teaching: A Reflection
With online teaching becoming a reality for many educational institutions in the coming semester/year due to COVID-19, the questions are what the key challenges in education will be and how to overcome them. An obvious challenge is the transformation of teaching material and delivery to accommodate the online format. However, in today’s post I’d like to highlight three additional challenges…