Principles of Adult Learning: James Wheeler
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Tag: Science of Learning
The New College Classroom
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Authors: Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis Published: August 30, 2022 UTHSC Library College instruction is stuck in the past. If a time traveler from a century ago arrived on today’s campuses, they would recognize only too well the listlessness of the lecture hall and the awkward silence of the seminar room. Yet we know… Read More
April 2024
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Volume 7, Issue 1 In This Issue: The Teaching Scope: Impacting the public through research, teaching, and engagement Teacher’s Toolbox: Using peer assessment techniques Did You Know?: Tips to improve live polling participation TLC Corner: TLC Summer Olympics Pedagogy Podcast: Teach students how to learn Research Bytes: End of term: Wrapping up a course effectively… Read More
Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation
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Author: Saundra Yancy McGuire Published: October 13, 2015 UTHSC Library Human minds are made of memories, and today those memories have competition. Biological memory capacities are being supplanted, or at least supplemented, by digital ones, as we rely on recording—phone cameras, digital video, speech-to-text—to capture information we’ll need in the future and then rely on… Read More
Remembering and Forgetting in the Age of Technology: Teaching, Learning, and the Science of Memory
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Author: Michelle D Miller Published: April 1, 2022 UTHSC Library Human minds are made of memories, and today those memories have competition. Biological memory capacities are being supplanted, or at least supplemented, by digital ones, as we rely on recording—phone cameras, digital video, speech-to-text—to capture information we’ll need in the future and then rely on… Read More
The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony with Your Brain
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Author: Todd D. Zakrajsek Published: June 27, 2022 UTHSC Library While preserving the elements that have made the previous two editions so successful―such as chapters on sleep, exercise, memory and mindset―this third edition introduces students to wholly new aspects of brain function and how they impact learning; and furthermore, addresses the challenges of learning online.… Read More
Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons From the Science of Learning
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Author: James M. Lang Published: August 24, 2021 UTHSC Library Research into how we learn can help facilitate better student learning―if we know how to apply it. Small Teaching fills the gap in higher education literature between the primary research in cognitive theory and the classroom environment. In this book, James Lang presents a strategy for improving student learning with… Read More