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Learning on the Edge: Classroom Activities to Promote Deep Learning

The explosion of educational technologies in the past decade or so has led everyone to wonder whether the landscape of higher education teaching and learning will be razed and reconstructed in some new formation. But whatever changes might occur to the learning environments we construct for our students, the fundamental principles according to which human beings learn complex new skills and information will not likely undergo a massive transformation anytime soon. Fortunately, we seem to be in the midst of a flowering of new research and ideas from the learning sciences that can help ensure that whatever type of approach we take to the classroom—from traditional lecture to flipped classes—can help maximize student learning in our courses.

James M. Lang, PhD July 28, 2014

Test Review Sessions: A Better Design

Terence Favero begins where many teachers are with respect to review sessions. Students request them. Teachers don’t like to give up class time to essentially go over material they’ve already covered. It’s difficult to find a time that works for everyone—students don’t want to come in early, and professors don’t want to review at bedtime. Then there’s the issue of who shows up for the review session. Usually, it’s not the students who most need to be there. And finally, there’s how review sessions are generally structured. Students ask questions, which the professor answers, while the students take notes. Favero notes, “Rarely does this approach lead to deep learning or prepare students for an exam.” (p. 247)

Maryellen Weimer, PhD March 5, 2013

Critical Reflection Adds Depth and Breadth to Student Learning

More and more colleges and universities are developing general education curricula that include courses involving critical reflection, including how the various disciplines address some of the big questions facing today’s society. But be warned, critical reflection is not for the faint of heart.

Mary Bart May 11, 2011

Technology Hasn’t Helped Students' Study Skills, Research Finds

In the space of one generation, college students have gone from studying with highlighters and wire notebooks to laptops, netbooks and, now, iPads.

But despite the prevalence of technology on campuses, a new study indicates that computers alone can’t keep students from falling into their same weak study habits from their ink-and-paper days.

Steve Smith August 30, 2010

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Learning on the Edge: Classroom Activities to Promote Deep Learning

Test Review Sessions: A Better Design

Critical Reflection Adds Depth and Breadth to Student Learning

Technology Hasn’t Helped Students' Study Skills, Research Finds

Learning Communities: Key Elements for Sustainability

Reading Assignment Strategies that Encourage Deep Learning

Student Learning and Course Content: How Fast Do They Forget?

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Learning on the Edge: Classroom Activities to Promote Deep Learning

Test Review Sessions: A Better Design

Critical Reflection Adds Depth and Breadth to Student Learning

Technology Hasn’t Helped Students' Study Skills, Research Finds

Learning Communities: Key Elements for Sustainability

Reading Assignment Strategies that Encourage Deep Learning

Student Learning and Course Content: How Fast Do They Forget?

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