Teaching – Othello Act 3.3 of Othello (or rather the character of Iago) just keeps on getting better and better. Iago is a stunning character, with multiple layers of complexity offering numerous interpretations of his motivations. Along side reading it, watching it, analysing sections …
The final segment of an enjoyable learning experience. The first and important point, teaching children about brain plasticity, can change students self concept, their ideas of who they are. It can change the way they think about their ability not as …
Consolidation of learning this week. First up, a discussion of long term retrieval. Working memory networks activated…”check.” Students engaged… “check.” Learning is happening, however, as we have learnt, our working memory networks are limited and the information held here is …
I am trying very hard to keep pace. I am not sure 9pm is the best time to start studying? Week 3 is all about building of knowledge and understanding. We know that anxiety prevents our frontal cortex from being able …
So we are onto Week 2 of this FutureLearn course. Week 2: Engagement for learning Before we start this weeks tasks, I want to propose that students can be engaged in the task or activity, that does not ensure that …
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