Expectations shape our responses. I come to supper thinking we’re having salmon, and instead it’s chicken thighs. I’m not smiling. A student studies for the
Prior to a scheduled exam, student prepare a study game plan. They describe how they would normally study for an exam in this course. Then
Have you ever disliked a student? That’s not a feeling most of us want to admit, but we are human and that means not kindly
“When are you going to run out of things to write about?” a colleague recently quipped in an email. Truth be known, I’ve wondered that
Student attitudes about group work have been an ongoing concern of faculty. Some students don’t like group work, and those negative attitudes have the potential
At the end of an article that summarizes research on self-regulated learning, Bjork et al. (2013) noted for their research on the topic, discuss evidence-based
This detailed article proposes a research-based conceptual model of how students learn. It identifies nine cognitive challenges that stand in the way of learning:
I used to question my students’ use of flash cards. Yes, I could see their value in language learning, but in a beginning communication course?
Another of those loosely defined but favorite words in higher education, metacognition is mostly understood superficially—“thinking about thinking.” We consider it broadly, generically, as it
Recently I’ve undertaken a new learning project: identifying the trees in the woods around my home. I’ve lived among trees for most of my life
