To me, learning design is the deliberate and precise creation and arrangement of content, instruction, the learning space and student engagement. A design is necessary
Category: dual coding
WHY IS IT USEFUL TO Chunk Lectures? WHAT DOES THE SCIENCE SAY?
There is a lot of discussion presently about the need to chunk up content for better student learning. But why? What’s the science behind the
Elaboration, dual and triple coding, and birds
New learning attempts to connect with existing schema. In the new learning, if any of it triggers memory of a related item in the schema
Transcripts: pedagogy beyond accessibility
Applying automatic speech recognition (ASR) to recordings of lectures means students can view the transcripts of the recordings. This process is well-understood in terms of
START STRONG, FINISH STRONG – strategy 1
In the previous post, I introduced the rationale for implementing a range of strategies to help students start strong in their University courses. The implications
DUAL CODING and ART – is there a connection?
I recently tweeted an imploration to primary teachers to teach more art in order to help secondary students become better at utilising the method of
