Tip #625: Teaching for Robust Understanding
This Tip describes the Teaching for Robust Understanding (TRU) framework that has five dimensions of classroom activity. “I never teach my pupils, I only attempt
June 13, 2016
This Tip describes the Teaching for Robust Understanding (TRU) framework that has five dimensions of classroom activity. “I never teach my pupils, I only attempt
This Tip describes my recommendations for moving SMEs to interactive learning and away from lecture and PowerPoint. “Ideas are easy. It’s the execution of ideas
This Tip discusses flipped learning- can it be effective and identifies the questions and logistics involved to be effective. Flipped Learning-Can It Be Effective? Before
This Tip describes how to use Tic-Tac-Toe, what do you know? to have participants answer content review questions “Life is more fun if you play
This Tip explains why learning should be dope because the neurotransmitter dopamine plays a critical role in learning. “Dope: Excellent; outstanding.” Learning Should Be Dope!
This dice game to check retention is courtesy of Renard Brown of CSOSA. This is a 10-minute small group activity to check retention that uses dice
This Tip discusses research that answers the question,which is better: blocked or random practice? It depends. “Never practice without a thought in mind.” Nancy Lopez Which
This Tip shares research findings that explain why multiple quizzes help learning retention by requiring knowledge retrieval. “Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain
This Tip describes my process of designing backwards from content to learning activities to the lesson plan itself. “If I see an ending, I can
This Tip describes my review of four training programs to answer whether repetition results in duplication or reinforcement. “Things are not always as they seem;
This Tip explains the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve and how boosters can reset the curve so we retain new learning. “The process of learning requires not
This Tip describes what began as a good idea and then, when it no longer worked, we had to recognize when to let a good