Month: January 2019

Tweet: Immediately Re-Watching Lecture Videos Doesn’t Benefit Learning

“Re-watching a video lecture does not encourage individuals to build a richer representation of the content,” the researchers concluded, “thus leading to a more passive mode of viewing that puts little demands on attentional control, ultimately leading to more mind wandering.” https://t.co/wFIO2lIgoE— Kiran Johny (@johnywrites) January 25, 2019A new research paper suggests that immediately re-watching … Continue reading Tweet: Immediately Re-Watching Lecture Videos Doesn’t Benefit Learning

Inspiration for writing: Importance of writing in thinking and learning. (Video Playlist)

The thinking that you are doing is in such a level of complexity that you have to use writing to help yourself do your thinking.Larry McEnerney @ https://t.co/80Rc7GZCVB — Kiran Johny (@johnywrites) January 24, 2019   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfDOoADCfkg   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=livzJTIWlmY   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOXwDWCoqQg   Hindi Journalist Ravish Kumar who won Ramon Magsaysay Award.(Minute 30:42) " Writing makes … Continue reading Inspiration for writing: Importance of writing in thinking and learning. (Video Playlist)

Tweet: Cut syllabus and focus on mastery of fundamentals

NCERT cuts carbs(15 % syllabus) Listen to a video in which Standford professor Linda Hammond @LDH_ed explains why it's a good thing to cut syllabus load.https://t.co/rpgb9C6lJihttps://t.co/KotqDDGQQc— Kiran Johny (@johnywrites) January 7, 2019India decided to rationalize the school curriculum by reducing it by 10 to 15 percent this year to meet the target of 50 percent … Continue reading Tweet: Cut syllabus and focus on mastery of fundamentals