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Chunking as a pedagogy –

Chunking as a pedagogy – | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Chunking involves breaking up new learning into discrete sections in order to avoid cognitive overload, and to promote schema development ..."   

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Gamasutra: Celia Hodent's blog - Ethics in the videogame industry: A myth-busting and scientific approach

Gamasutra: Celia Hodent's blog - Ethics in the videogame industry: A myth-busting and scientific approach | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"This article offers a perspective on ethics in the game industry from a cognitive science standpoint, while debunking certain claims. Addiction (and attention economy), loot boxes, dark patterns, and violence are discussed ..."

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How does the brain learn best? Smart studying strategies

How does the brain learn best? Smart studying strategies | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"In his new book, “How We Learn: The Surprising Truth about When, Where, and Why It Happens,” author Benedict Carey informs us that “most of our instincts about learning are misplaced, incomplete, or flat wrong” and “rooted more in superstition than in science" ..."

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Beth Dichter's curator insight, August 25, 2014 10:41 PM

How do we learn? This post explores this issue and provides some suggstions on some best practices for studying. 

The author of the post provides three "take-aways" from the book.

* "Forgetting isn't always bad."

* "The brain is a foraging learner."

* "We can be tactical in our learning."

A number of suggestions on best ways to study are also included.

* Rather than cramming study material for a shorter period of time everyday. You will retain more.

* Studying in different locations may be beneficial.

* Taking breaks after intense studying is good. It provides a break for your brain. This is called diffuse learning.

* Rather than rereading material quiz yourself on it to see how much you recall.

Additional suggestions are included in the post and there is more information. 

If this is an area of interest to you Coursera will be running another session of Learning How to Learn, beginning in early October. The course is free unless you want to receive a Certificate. I can vouch for this course as I am currently enrolled and at some point in the near future I will share more information about it. To learn more about the course go to Learning How to Learn

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A teacher’s guide to retrieval practice: Spaced learning

A teacher’s guide to retrieval practice: Spaced learning | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Continuing his series on the potential of retrieval practice, spaced learning, successive relearning, and metacognitive approaches in the classroom, this time Kristian Still focuses on the ‘spaced’ element, looking at the underpinning research and drawing out important lessons for teachers..."

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Why we need learning engineers

Why we need learning engineers | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Almost no one who is involved in creating learning materials relies on the evidence from learning science ..."

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Seven principles of learning better from cognitive science

Seven principles of learning better from cognitive science | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"I just finished one of the best books I’ve read on the science of learning ..."

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