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Bringing Learning Science Into Classrooms – Dr. Stephen Kosslyn, President of Active Learning Science
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Bringing Learning Science Into Classrooms – Dr. Stephen Kosslyn, President of Active Learning Science
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26 minutes
Released:
May 26, 2022
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Podcast episode
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The good news is researchers have established a tremendous amount about how human memory is acquired, organized, and deployed. The bad news, according to Dr. Stephen Kosslyn, is this information has pretty much stayed in technical journals and textbooks and not been applied in classrooms. Adding to the problem is that popular misconceptions about learning abound, so most of us are not learning nearly as effectively or efficiently as we could. Kosslyn, one of the world’s leading researchers on the science of learning, has long been concerned by the inadequacies of our education systems. Through public-facing books, and institutions he helped create like Minerva University and Foundry College, he has dedicated much of his life to bringing what researchers understand about learning into real world practice. Tune in to this fascinating conversation with host Dr. Rishi Desai to hear how our education systems could be improved by applying active learning and by teaching critical thinking skills, among other changes.
Released:
May 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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