A type of cognitive bias, the curse of knowledge is essentially characterised by omitting certain information when interacting with another because you assume that what
Category: emotional intelligence
Bias – and how to avoid it when making decisions
Bias comes in many forms, and each can be equally as debilitating if it is present when evaluating the world around us. It is useful
BREAKOUT ROOMS – expectations, EXPECTATIONS, EXPECTATIONs
Group discussion can be a very useful pedagogy if implemented well. I’ve written about asynchronous discussions here, but the same theory applies to synchronous too.
Course design as a research project
How to get more buy-in to teaching and learning from time starved research academics Higher education is a complex setting. Attracting top quality researchers into
A Different Kind of Model
One of Vygotsky’s central tenets was that the learner’s mind develops by initially observing a more capable adult or peer engage with a topic or
The Manifestation of Cognitive Overload
The reactions people have to cognitive overload are varied. Some get angry, some withdrawn, some somewhere in the middle. What is common to all who
