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Recalling > More Studying

Robert Bjork studies human memory, and he has found some surprising features of human memory that I think have implications for students. Specifically, he’s noticed that if you ask students to study, and then write down everything they remember, they do better on subsequent tests than students who restudied the material instead of recollecting their [...] Read more – ‘Recalling > More Studying’.

Personalizing Education — Distributed Learning Conference

I spent most of last week at the digital learning confernce. Hundreds of educators who work in online schools in the province gathered to share ideas, learn about new products, and talk about how to personalize learning. I hosted a forum on Tuesday morning that brought together educators from different threads of the personalization movement: Manu Madhock, the principal [...] Read more – ‘Personalizing Education — Distributed Learning Conference’.

Merit Pay

I recently submitted an op-ed on merit pay to the Vancouver Sun, but heard nothing back from them. I’m curious as to why (I followed up several times, but the main op-ed editor was out of town, so I never found out for sure). Maybe I’ll try them again this week to get some feedback. [...] Read more – ‘Merit Pay’.