I’ve been following, with something like exasperation, the discussion over Harvard University’s new study on teaching. Not surprisingly, the study found that physics students performed better on ...

Lecture-based learning can be challenging for students who have difficulties building mental models for the organization of new information, but providing them with diagrams and other supporting ...

All lectures can be attended virtually via Zoom; students use the chat function to submit questions. All lectures are recorded and available for students to watch upon request (instructions on viewing ...

Large lecture courses are a staple in many disciplines, varying in size from 40 students up to 400+. They are often viewed as an effective and economical way to guide students through foundational ...

Seniors learn best when they’re taught the same way that is best for children and younger adults – with active participation, ...

Research in higher education shows that all students benefit from being able to listen to lectures more than once, whether they were live originally or not. When a recording is available to a student ...

Classroom lectures can be long, boring and ineffective, and Khan Academy founder Salman Khan says they have no place in the education. He points to research that shows that most students get bored and ...

Johnny Jones and Friends perform Civil War campfire songs at American Legion Post 146 during Historic Hopewell Foundation's Lunch & Learn lecture series in August 2023. HOPEWELL — The Historic ...

Scott Freeman hopes his new study will do for evidence-based teaching methods what the surgeon general’s 1964 report did for research on smoking—shift the conversation. Freeman, a biology lecturer and ...

HOPEWELL — The Historic Hopewell Foundation's Lunch & Learn Lecture Series topic this week may haunt you. Local reporter and podcaster Chaiyatath "Chai" Gallahun, a U.S. Air Force veteran, will share ...