Jackie Gerstein is an experienced educator who has been working as a classroom teacher and pre-service teacher trainer for years. With a background in experiential learning, Gerstein is excited about ...
Instead of giving students answers at the touch of a button, what if we designed AI agents to support active learning? Here’s ...
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute have known that practice is essential for learning. But in a new study, they wanted to test whether adding ...
When we take the time to think about what we’ve learned, we learn much more effectively, according to a new report. In “Learning by Thinking: How Reflection Aids Performance,” researchers at HEC Paris ...
It wasn’t until after I developed a system in my classroom for effective reflection and feedback that I realized the impact it truly had on learning. That probably sounds backward, but it’s true.
College students are habituated to a classroom norm sociologists call civil attention: creating the appearance of paying attention (sitting still, looking awake, scribbling or typing) while ...
The following excerpt is from “Authentic Learning in the Digital Age: Engaging Students Through Inquiry,” by Larissa Pahomov. This excerpt is from the chapter entitled “Making Reflection Relevant.” ...
Many students struggle to understand and engage with the concepts and practices associated with reflection. This is where directional reflection comes in While there is no generally accepted ...