If you ask a student to apply problem-solving skills when they are learning new and critical information, you’re asking the brain to do two things at once. This limits both processes. The task is ‘complex’ but not in a way that benefits the student.
Do digital learners prefer hyperlinking data sources in an assortment of media forms from a range of media sources?
The Cognitive Load Theory is built on the premise that the brain can only do so many things at once and need to plan lessons accordingly.
Writing is hard work–cognitively demanding and accessible via skill and perseverance and grit. Read more about what writing is & is not.
Woo-Hoo! The TeachThought Podcast Passes 100,000 Downloads! by Terry Heick Summary Start a podcast, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. So we did, and you’ve downloaded it over 100,000 times. That’s pretty cool. About The TeachThought Podcast Due to the hard work of TeachThought Professional Development Director Drew Perkins, the TeachThought podcast has reached…
While often characterized by technology, mobile learning is learning characterized by the need and ability of the learner to be mobile.
Here, colleagues share their experiences with incorporating game-based learning into instruction and reflecting upon the outcomes.
Rather than allow one genre to dominate the list, we chose to collect a diverse range of 50 of the best education accounts on Twitter.
What is the future of data in education? Improved visualization and smarter algorithms to personalize learning for students.
Teaching Positive In The Face Of Negativity: What Is Your ‘Why’? by Rachelle Poth What is your ‘why’? How can you ‘teach positive’ in the face of negativity? While many teachers focus on practical ideas and skills–assessment ideas, teaching strategies, and classroom management, for example–being about to create a healthy mindset can be one of…
What impact and effect on student performance can we expect from this education technology and on what do we base that expectation?
The world is changing, but that’s always been true since the world began. What is worth examining is the pace and scale and effects of those changes.