Coined by the formation of CogSciSci, a group of teachers and academics interested in the applications of Cognitive Science in education, SLOP stands for ‘Shed Loads of Practice’. In our current setting, I am sure teachers are weighing up the benefits …
The challenge: Getting students access to the reading texts – remotely. (In this case a hard copy play of Oliver Twist.) Sub challenge: Supporting our students inference and understanding of the narrative. Plus some trick colloquialisms and Dickensian references. Like …
So you’ve settled into your lockdown #2 teaching and learning. You have taught the students and are you looking for some interaction and consolidation. Jamboard offers a variety of easy-to-use editing and annotation features – an online collaborative whiteboard for …
A quick summary, a few ideas and the benefit of a testing some of these ideas with some of our fantastically committed students. I will try to be efficient with your time, if you want more detail, a quick DM …
Remote or distance learning requires a little extra effort to create a sense of us. It also offers new opportunities. Essentially, when you boil it all down, I follow the same routine that I follow in the classroom. It is …
Culture clearly takes a hit in lockdown. That said, many creatives, get creative in response. As far the Bard, the appetite is insatiable. There has been social media vodcasts, online productions and the release and re-release of various productions. In …
The debate is rife! The debate itself, is live and, at times, very public on social media and more privately, in teacher back channels and social media groups. What I found quite startling was the breadth of advice and recommendation, …
As I have recently referenced, once through the voluminous research on Retrieval Practice and Successive Relearning, you find yourself skirting the boundaries of Cognitive Psychology and “Making Retrospective Confidence Judgments Improves Learners’ Ability to Decide What Not to Study,” Robey, Dougherty, & …
