In the Age of Generative AI, Learning Design is More Important Than EverSince early summer 2023, my inbox has regularly been graced by a series of similar emails courtesy of an ongoing Khan Academy marketing…Apr 26, 2024Apr 26, 2024
No Strain, No Gain!6 Strategies That Need To Be Part of Every Learner’s Study RoutineMay 27, 2020May 27, 2020
Published inAge of AwarenessSound the Alarm! Why Academic Early Alerts Aren’t EnoughWe’re installing fire alarms in classrooms but leaving educators and students ill-equipped to respond when they detect smoke.Mar 4, 2020Mar 4, 2020
Why It’s Hard to Learn From the Learning SciencesThis should be troubling to everyone in education.Jul 31, 2019Jul 31, 2019
Sorry, What Vacation?Visualizing my children’s question-asking during spring breakApr 11, 2019Apr 11, 2019
Not So Fast: The Hidden Value of Delaying Educational FeedbackI recently read a meta-analysis on the effects of feedback in computer-based learning (Van der Kleij, Feskens, & Eggen, 2015) and one of…Jan 18, 2019Jan 18, 2019
Published inAge of AwarenessWhy ‘What Works’ Doesn’t In Education ResearchIf the quality and informativeness of education research is to improve, it will need to kick a bad habit — focusing on whether or not an…Sep 27, 2018A response icon5Sep 27, 2018A response icon5
Growth Mindset: The Perils of a Good Research StoryPsychology is filled with compelling stories about the human condition; fantastic tales of the unconscious factors that influence our…Aug 17, 2018A response icon4Aug 17, 2018A response icon4
Published inAge of AwarenessWhy Personalization in Education Misses the PointPersonalization. It’s the big thing in education right now. Everyone in education is talking about it, selling it, and investing heavily in…Jul 13, 2018A response icon17Jul 13, 2018A response icon17