Dr. Richard Mayer published a wonderful book in 2001 called Multimedia Learning. The third edition was released last year and masterfully builds on his initial premises through the lens of modern technology. The…
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Why we Sleep
Dr. Matthew Walker published a book in 2017 called Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams. In the book he warns of the serious long term dangers…
Profound Jim
During Opening Days this semester, a number of people gathered in Webex to share ideas about teaching online (an infographic from the day is included at the end of this email). Near…
Taking an online course to be a better teacher
You can be a better teacher by taking an online course. During the pandemic, we have all had to experience some type of online teaching and/or learning. Why not find…
Rubrics
What if I told you there was a tool that, when used well, can clearly articulate to students what is important in an assignment, give timely feedback to students, reduce…
Developing a Classroom Technology Policy
James Lang, author of Small Teaching and Small Teaching Online has published a new book, Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It. While reading this…
Chance Favors the Prepared Mind
Massed practice is how I learned math growing up; that is, focusing on specific problems. On Monday, my teacher gave me 20 addition problems. The next night she gave me 20 subtraction…
Social Reading with Hypothesis
If you are a reader of eBooks and use a Kindle or similar device, you’re probably familiar with the “Popular Highlights” setting that allows you to see how many other…
Quiz Early, Quiz Often
In the book Make it Stick, the authors discuss a number of research-based strategies to help instructors create meaningful learning experiences for their students. One of the strategies – retrieval practice…
Creative Commons for Educators
There have been times when (and I’m embarrassed to admit this because I’m married to a librarian) that I’ve stolen a picture from a website for something I wanted to use…