Being the UK school holidays some of my sources of juicy edu tidbits have gone into hibernation. We're a short but sweet TOT this week.
T1 is a thought provoking article and podcast on the limitations of books as a learning resource.
T2 introduces an interesting concept, the ‘knowledge threshold' for reading comprehension!
T3 is a great chat with Dan Pink. I was particularly interested to hear how his thoughts on motivation have changed since he wrote ‘Drive'.
T4 on attention, worth your attention.
T5 a misconception addressing strategy I hadn't come across before.
T6 some good apps for teaching maths.
Enjoy : )
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Why Books Don't Work, via @andy_matuschak and @econtalker
This is a super stimulating piece, 'Why Books Don't Work' (as a learning resource) by @andy_matuschak (https://t.co/jutXbeqCXB). Came across this article via @EconTalker's podcast discussion with Andy (https://t.co/jd5KpmEI9y). Loved both the article and the podcast : )
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) August 7, 2019
How much knowledge is required for reading comprehension? via @rpondiscio
'How much knowledge is necessary for comprehension?' this article introduces the important concept of a 'knowledge threshold!' https://t.co/iURF3iuODH via @rpondiscio, ht @tomacain
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) August 2, 2019
Dan Pink on Motivation and Timing on @danhaesler's ‘Habits of Leadership' podcast
I enjoyed the recent habits of leadership podcast discussion between @danhaesler and @DanielPink https://t.co/CgMAjR5M8v
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) August 2, 2019
The role of attention in our high-tech society, via @Doug_Lemov
'The Skillfil management of attention is the key to success in a high tech society'. An important post by @Doug_Lemov inspired by Cal Newport's book, 'Deep Work'. https://t.co/IysAP2ueFh pic.twitter.com/zmFW71nJjJ
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) August 2, 2019
Using ‘refutation texts' to help students address their misconceptions, via @BenRogersEdu
Here's @BenRogersEdu on using 'refutation texts' to help students to address their misconceptions. From his book 'the big ideas in physics and how to teach them'. Love it! pic.twitter.com/3j10Fmrimh
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) July 31, 2019
Great maths apps for kids, via @mathsjem
Great post on maths apps for kids by @mathsjem. I've found @dragonbox excellent also. Dragonbox surreptitiously teaches algebra. It's really very clever! https://t.co/nzFu2Sbz1v
— Oliver Lovell (@ollie_lovell) August 5, 2019