by Michael S. Overholt | Jun 18, 2019 | Make It Stick Monday
Dr. Henry Roediger was on campus May 16th as the keynote speaker for TLTCon, speaking to us retrieval techniques as an aid to learning. He is an expert at in the area of “applying knowledge from cognitive psychology to the realm of education,” having authored over 175...
by Michael S. Overholt | Apr 29, 2019 | Make It Stick Monday
TLTCon is just over two weeks away, and I want to draw your attention to an important concept that Roediger highlights in the last chapter of Make It Stick called “generation.” I’ve referred to it in conversations as the “generating effect.” I most recently discussed...
by Jessica Smith | Feb 25, 2019 | Make It Stick Monday, Pedagogy, Small Teaching Tip, Teaching Advice
Much of our understanding about how we learn is flawed. The typical advice given to students is single-minded, focused repetition, reflecting the belief that if we expose ourselves to something enough, we can burn it into memory. This is called “massed practice” by...
by Michael S. Overholt | Feb 22, 2019 | Make It Stick Monday
Okay. So, we’re about three months away from the day that Henry Roediger will descend onto the College of Charleston campus and deliver an inspiring speech on helping students learn. I can’t wait. I’m also anticipating his response to some questions his book has...
by Michael S. Overholt | Jan 21, 2019 | Make It Stick Monday, TLT
Chapter 7 of Make It Stick is called “Increase Your Abilities.” The chapter is a conglomeration of related topics devoted to showing people can increase their learning abilities. There is a section on “neuroplasticity,” a term neuroscientists...
by Michael S. Overholt | Nov 26, 2018 | Assessment, Make It Stick Monday, Pedagogy, TLTCon
The following is the third post on the book Make It Stick by Brown, Roediger, and McDaniel. Henry L. Roediger, III will be the keynote speaker at this year’s TLTCon, May 16-17, 2019, on the campus of the College of Charleston. Attendees will receive a free copy of...