The Teach Better Podcast

The Teach Better Podcast is a series of conversations with teachers about teaching. We talk mostly with faculty in higher education, but will occasionally talk with other teachers too. Your hosts are Doug McKee and Edward O’Neill.

Rank #1: Podcast #6: What Makes a Great Lecture? with Donald Kagan.
We talk with Yale's Donald Kagan about what makes a great lecture and his unique approach to teaching seminars.

Rank #2: Podcast #72: Course Evaluations with Betsy Barre.
Everyone has an opinion about course evaluations, but most of these opinions are based on personal anecdotes and armchair speculation. Our guest in this episode is Betsy Barre, author of several articles reviewing the literature on what's right and what's wrong with course evaluations. Betsy is currently an Associate Director at Rice University's Center for Teaching Excellence, and in May 2018 she will move on to become the Executive Director of the Teaching and Learning Collaborative at Wake Forest University. We cover a lot of ground during our conversation about this important and complex topic.

ReLearning Podcast

The education landscape is changing. On The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Re:Learning podcast, you’ll meet the renegade teachers, ed-tech entrepreneurs, longtime educators, and others shaping the future of college.

Rank #1: Episode 12: You Don’t Know Your Students. This Professor Hopes to Change That..
Michael Wesch, an associate professor of anthropology at Kansas State, joins his students for an unusual tour of their lives beyond the classroom.

Rank #2: Episode 10: Remember Second Life? Its Fans Hope to Bring VR Back to the Classroom.
Evolving virtual-reality technology holds great promise for higher education, argues A.J. Kelton, director of emerging and instructional technology at Montclair State University.

Research in Action | A podcast for faculty & higher education professionals on research design, methods, productivity & more

Research in Action is a weekly podcast about topics and issues related to research in higher education from experts across a range of disciplines.

Rank #1: Ep 53: Dr. Candice Foley and Nina Leonhardt - Bonus Clip # 2 - Grant Funded Community College Programs for Training in Research Methods.
Bonus Clip #2 [00:00-04:47]: Grant Funded Community College Programs for Training in Research Methods To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter: @RIA_podcast or #RIA_podcast Email: riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail: 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes, please consider leaving us a review.

Rank #2: Ep 57: Dr. Carole Sargent on Publishing in Top Journals.
On this episode, Katie is joined by Dr. Carole Sargent, founding Director of the Office of Scholarly Publications at Georgetown University, and CEO of a global nonprofit, Academic Authors. Dr. Sargent guides faculty to high-impact scholarly publishing for tenure and promotion. She has a PhD from UVA and publishes in eighteenth-century studies. Segment 1: Getting to Know Top Peer-reviewed Journals [00:00-13:57] In this first segment, Carole shares some of her tips for learning about top-ranked peer-reviewed journals in your field. Segment 2: Getting an Article into a High-ranked Journal [13:58-34:14] In segment two, Carole shares some of her suggestions for getting your article published in a top-ranked peer-reviewed journal. Bonus Clip #1 [00:00-05:48]: Journal Editing and Peer Review Bonus Clip #2 [00:00-14:19]: Turning a Journal Article into a Book To share feedback about this podcast episode, ask questions that could be featured in a future episode, or to share research-related resources, contact the “Research in Action” podcast: Twitter: @RIA_podcast or #RIA_podcast Email: riapodcast@oregonstate.edu Voicemail: 541-737-1111 If you listen to the podcast via iTunes, please consider leaving us a review.

You've Got This | Tips & Strategies for Meaningful Productivity and Alignment in Work and Life

You've Got This is a podcast dedicated to helping academics and higher education professionals seek self-knowledge, playfully experiment, and live core values with intention. Tune in for insights, examples, and advice on topics such as meaningful productivity, boosting creativity, and much more.

Rank #1: YGT 93: Spring Favorites.
In this episode, I talk about some of the things I'm looking forward to in the spring season. Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by contacting me via email or by connecting with me on Twitter @Katie__Linder. If you listen to the podcast on iTunes, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.

Rank #2: YGT 114: Curating a Minimalist Closet.
Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @Katie__Linder or by emailing me. If you listen to the podcast on iTunes, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show. This episode of You’ve Got This is sponsored by Stylus Publishing, a leading independent U.S. publisher that focuses on books for teachers, administrators, and policymakers in higher education. YGT listeners receive a 20% off discount for books purchased through the Stylus website using code YGT20. You’ve Got This is part of the Radical Self-trust podcast channel, a collection of content dedicated to helping you seek self-knowledge, nurture your superpowers, playfully experiment, live your core values with intention, practice loving kindness toward yourself and others, and settle into your life’s purpose.

EdSurge Podcast

A weekly podcast about the future of learning and the intersection of technology and education. Join host Jeffrey R. Young and other EdSurge reporters as they sit down with educators, tech innovators and scholars for frank and in-depth conversations.

Rank #1: What Happened to the '$100 Laptop' Project?.
Back in 2005, one of the biggest stories in tech was a push by a group of MIT professors to build a $100 laptop and give them to children in schools around the world. It was presented as a feel-good story that no one could object to. The story of how these laptops grew into a cultural phenomenon, what their educational impact was, and of what happened to them after they faded from public discussion, is the subject of a new book by Morgan Ames, an adjunct professor at UC Berkeley.

Rank #2: The Secret Ingredient that Helps Schools, Educators and Students Learn.
How good are schools at learning? Can they get better? As a culture, we worry a lot about student learning. But students don’t learn in a vacuum: Most are part of organizations (namely schools) that involve adults who also are engaged in learning, both individually and collectively. So what could help them learn? Here’s the one of the biggest quiet buzzwords in education: Networks. They can happen in any community—among educators, among schools or districts themselves and, of course, among students. And so emphasizing learning networks nudges educators to think about learning in different ways. Three recent books explore the power of learning networks. This past spring, EdSurge caught up with the authors at the Personalized Learning Summit sponsored by Education Elements.Ed Elements CEO Anthony Kim, who works with hundreds of educations throughout the US, wrote “The New School Rules: 6 Vital Practices for Thriving and Responsive Schools” with Alexis Gonzales-Black. As Kim worked with school leaders, he realized that what typically drives success or failure of efforts to improve school is not the educational approach but instead “the culture of our schools, organizational structures, and methods of communication and decision making.” He consequently identified what he sees as six “domains of school organization” and explores how schools can learn from one another in these areas. Lydia Dobyns, CEO of New Tech Network along with co-author and long-time education pundit, Tom Vander Ark, believe deeply that school systems need to learn collectively. In “Better Together: How to Leverage School Networks for Smarter Personalized and Project Based Learning,” they write: “Networks offer the best path to avoid every school attempting to reinvent the wheel.” Dobyns’ experience, both as an executive in the private sector and now as head of the New Tech Network, which involves about 200 schools across the US, takes readers through a tour of how schools can work together in both formal and informal networks to better support student learning. Julia Freeland Fisher, who directs education research at the Clayton Christensen Institute, similarly believes in the power of learning from peers but her focus is on students themselves. In “Who You Know: Unlocking Innovation that Expand Students’ Networks,” she writes about how students build their own networks of relationships. “Whom you know turns out to matter across all sorts of industries and institutions,” she writes. But by design, schools have wound up “limit[ing] their students’ access to people beyond their embroyic community.” This isn’t just about giving students access to social networks. Instead its about how educators can purposefully help students create relationships inside of schools that will widen their opportunities when they go beyond the school walls.

The Harvard EdCast

The Harvard EdCast is a weekly podcast featuring conversations with education leaders and innovative thinkers from across the country and around the world. Hosted by Jill Anderson, the EdCast is a dynamic space for discourse about problems and transformative solutions in education, shining a light on the compelling people, policies, practices, and ideas shaping the field. The Harvard EdCast is produced by the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The opinions expressed are those of the guest alone, and not the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Rank #1: Schools in a Broken State.
Sarah Dryden-Peterson, assistant professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, reflects on how education systems fare during periods of great turmoil and strife within a country.

Rank #2: What's Happening With Vegas.
Emiliana Vegas, chief of the education division at the Inter-American Development Bank examines the transformative relationship between banking and education in developing countries, while reflecting on her time at HGSE as a student.

Higher Ed Live

Higher Ed Live offers viewers direct access to the best & brightest minds in education and allows viewers to share knowledge and participate in discussions around the industry's most important issues.

Rank #1: Admissions Live - Admissions Travel Planning.
Get inspired for fall travel with Admissions Live co-hosts Nicole Lentine and Chris D'Orso. The key to a great fall itinerary is making the most of your summer planning months. Our co-hosts will discuss how to run your prospect numbers, get organized, and generate reports that will help you make the most out of your fall travel efforts. Bring your travel binders, maps, and questions to this live broadcast.

Rank #2: Advancement Live - Activating Alumni as Social Media Ambassadors.
You know that you're produce compelling content; now how do you make sure that content is reaching the maximum number of eyes? Or if there's a message you'd like to get out, do you have a reliable team at the ready to help you do just that? That's where alumni social media ambassadors come in. In this episode of Advancement Live, Kim Brown chats with experts from the University of Chicago and Northeastern University about their ambassador programs—and what you should know if you're looking to launch (or improve) one at your institution.

Higher Ed Happy Hour

In the Higher Ed Happy Hour, three well-known Washington, DC-based journalists and policy wonks -- Kevin Carey of New America, Andrew Kelly of the American Enterprise Institute, and Libby Nelson of Vox.com -- discuss the latest happenings in higher education policy, research, and popular culture. There are special guests, wonky digressions, and excursions into the shocking and absurd.

Rank #1: What Trump and the new No Child Left Behind mean for higher education.
Libby, Andrew, and Kevin debate what a potential K12 bargain in Congress augers for the Higher Education Act, Kevin and Andrew foolishly debate the meaning of Trump.

Rank #2: The Next Secretary of Education, Happy Holidays.
Kevin and Libby talk about what Betsy DeVos means for higher education, more IBR controversy, holiday-season cocktails, and Rogue One.

Getting Smart Podcast

The Getting Smart Podcast covers topics in K-12, HigherEd and lifelong learning. Episodes cover developments in research, technology, entrepreneurs, methods and more to bring listeners some of the most informing, insightful and innovative strategies around education today.

Rank #1: 146 - How Better Transcripts Will Improve College Admissions, Employment, and Licensing.
Today, the Getting Smart team is discussing the future of transcripts with Matt Pittinsky, CEO of Parchment. In high school, Matt considered himself to be a lousy student — but the experience made him think that education could be different and better. So, after College, he co-founded Blackboard, which became the leading learning management system. Fourteen years later it was acquired for $1.6 billion. Matt then went back to school and earned a Ph.D. in Sociology at Columbia, then later moved down to Phoenix to teach at Arizona State University. While in Arizona, Matt discovered Docufide; a transcript service. He invested in the company, became the CEO, and rebranded the company in 2011 as Parchment — what it is known as today. Matt is passionate about turning credentials into opportunities. He believes the academic record is not as effective as it could be in admissions, employment, or even in licensing. In this new world where anyone can learn anything, anywhere — how we track, verify, and share capabilities is becoming a big deal. Listen in as Tom interviews Matt about credentialing and the future of transcripts. Key Takeaways: [:15] About today’s topic and guest: the future of transcripts with Matt Pittinsky. [1:35] Matt’s early education. [2:26] Why did Matt initially want to become a teacher? [2:56] How Matt ended up at Columbia University. [3:48] How Matt originally got connected to Parchment. [4:29] The mission of Parchment. [5:20] What Parchment does and how it works. [6:09] Parchment’s customer base and where their revenue comes from. [6:34] The focus of Parchment’s upcoming annual conference. [7:45] The current programmatic and technology trends in credentialing that are influencing Parchment. [8:54] The global shift of transcripts becoming more useful but complicated. [9:35] Why Matt feels as though there’s a great opportunity for a credential management platform. [11:11] How does Matt feel about the Mastery Transcript Consortium (a group of independent high schools that are trying to build a new transcript format)? [15:30] Does Matt think more authentic, evidence-based transcripts are making an impact on his business? [18:41] Is Matt optimistic or skeptical on the current tech trends in credentialing? [21:59] Matt’s case for how a distributed ledger — particularly Parchment — verifies and shares credentials more conveniently and less expensively than traditional approaches. [24:55] Does Matt see an extensive learner record belonging on Blockchain in the future? [29:18] The two holy grails: Longitude record and an extensible learning record, pulling from a broader set of educational service providers. [30:20] Does Matt see these extensible learner records as distributed databases? Mentioned in This Episode: Parchment Blackboard Columbia University Arizona State University Mastery Transcript Consortium Blockchain Coursera Dreambox Scottsdale Unified School District Khan Academy Want to Learn More About Innovations in Higher Ed? Listen to “S3:E3 Accessible, Affordable, Achievable HigherEd for Working Adults”, which features Paul LeBlanc; President of Southern New Hampshire University. Get Involved: Check out the blog at GettingSmart.com. Find the Getting Smart Podcast on iTunes, leave a review and subscribe. Is There Somebody You’ve Been Wanting to Learn From or a Topic You’d Like Covered? To get in contact: Email Jessica@GettingSmart.com, Tweet @Getting_Smart, or leave a review. The Getting Smart team will be sure to add them to their list!

Rank #2: 208 - How to Raise Successful People with Esther Wojcicki.
In this week’s episode, Tom Vander Ark is speaking with Esther Wojcicki, an internationally-known educator, consultant, and speaker with a demonstrated history of working in the e-learning industry. She is the Chief Learning Officer at Planet3, the Founder of the Journalistic Learning Initiative in collaboration with the University of Oregon, an Advisory Board member at THNK, The Amsterdam School of Creative Leadership, a Plenary Speaker at UNESCO, and a teacher at Palo Alto High School since 1984 who shaped their journalism program from the ground up! On top of all this (and many more organizations and initiatives she is a part of), she is also the author of two successful books, Moonshots in Education: Launching Blended Learning in the Classroom and How to Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results. Esther’s most recent book, How to Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results, published just this May, outlines the key values of successful homes (or schools, programs, or companies) through the principles of her acronym: T.R.I.C.K: Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, and Kindness. And while honing her craft as an educator, Wojcicki was raising three daughters using these same principles. In this podcast, Esther discusses how she helped shape writing and journalism at Palo Alto High School as a teacher; what she believes to have been the key ingredients to the current success of Palo Alto and its journalism program; the conditions at Palo Alto that allow a world-class journalism program to exist; and how to create a culture of tradition and excellence in both the home, in the classroom, and in your business. She also shares important key takeaways from her new book and the important life lessons she has shared with her children that have helped shape them into the successful individuals they are today! Key Takeaways: [:12] About today’s episode and Getting Smart’s new team member, Mason Pashia! [:29] Mason speaks about the values of his family that have impacted his life and career today. [1:10] About today’s guest, Esther Wojcicki. [1:54] Tom welcomes Esther to the podcast! [2:36] Where and how did Esther’s passion for journalism first begin? [4:29] Does Esther recall having good writing instruction in high school? [5:59] Did Esther have good writing experiences at Berkeley? [6:38] Why did Esther decide to begin studying French? [7:41] What was the state of student writing and journalism when Esther began as a teacher at Palo Alto High School in 1984? [10:44] About the physical space Esther was teaching in back in 1984 at Palo Alto. [11:22] About the current incredible space that is Palo Alto! [12:12] What does Esther believe to have been the key ingredients to the current success of Palo Alto and its journalism program. [14:03] Esther describes how students can progress into leadership roles in the various publications. [17:11] Esther summarizes the conditions that allow a world-class program such as the journalism program at Palo Alto to exist. [19:55] Esther speaks about the culture at Palo Alto where students receive the majority of their feedback from their peers. [21:35] Tom and Esther discuss how Palo Alto’s academic programs create a culture and tradition of excellence. [23:17] Esther speaks about her first book, Moonshots in Education, and explains what the Moonshot Manifesto is all about! [24:52] Esther speaks about the Journalistic Learning Initiative she created in collaboration with the University of Oregon. [26:49] From her book, How to Raise Successful People, Esther explains her important acronym, T.R.I.C.K, that are the key values crucial to raising successful children, a successful classroom, and managing a successful company. [34:42] Should parents set high expectations for their children with regards to both behavior and achievement? [36:50] Have Esther and her family traveled a lot? If so, has it benefited them? [38:02] Have Esther or her daughters developed useful tech management tools around screen time? [39:44] How are the performing arts and visual arts important for children? [40:54] Esther gives her recommendations on when and how to expose children to the world of work. [42:45] When did Esther let her girls know that she was writing a book on how to raise successful people? [44:10] Tom thanks Esther for joining him this podcast! Mentioned in This Episode: Mason Pashia — Getting Smart’s new Growth & Marketing Manager How to Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results, by Esther Wojcicki ASU GSV Summit Palo Alto High School Moonshots.org Moonshots in Education: Blended Learning in the Classroom, by Esther Wojcicki, Lance Izumi, and Alicia Chang Journalistic Learning Initiative Get Involved: Check out the blog at GettingSmart.com. Find the Getting Smart Podcast on iTunes, leave a review and subscribe. Is There Somebody You’ve Been Wanting to Learn From or a Topic You’d Like Covered? To get in contact: Email Editor@GettingSmart.com and include ‘Podcast’ in the subject line. The Getting Smart team will be sure to add them to their list!

Teacher Tactics: High school teaching strategies

Become a better high school teacher with strategies to stress less, save time, be creative, and feel more confident in your classroom. Teachers Colin Dodds and Michelle Davis take you through quick, impactful tactics, including getting started in September, classroom management, games, activities, lesson planning, assessment, evaluation, tests, dealing with difficult students, working with colleagues and parents, and self-care.

Rank #1: TT026 How to deal with phones in the classroom (Phony Problems).
In this week's minisode, Colin discusses the pros and cons of dealing with phone distractions - and his favourite response that's quick, simple, and even kind of fun. Read the show notes and join our mailing list: https://www.teachertactics.com Send us your questions or suggestions: hello@teachertactics.com Subscribe on iTunes: https://www.teachertactics.com/itunes Subscribe on Stitcher: https://www.teachertactics.com/stitcher Podcast RSS Feed: http://teachertactics.libsyn.com/rss

Rank #2: TT027 How to get an extra burst of motivation (10 Minute Miracle).
In this minisode, Colin discusses a simple and easy technique that you can use for your students (or your own) motivation. Read the show notes and join our mailing list: https://www.teachertactics.com Send us your questions or suggestions: hello@teachertactics.com Subscribe on iTunes: https://www.teachertactics.com/itunes Subscribe on Stitcher: https://www.teachertactics.com/stitcher Podcast RSS Feed: http://teachertactics.libsyn.com/rss

The TeachThought Podcast

The TeachThought Podcast delivers an insightful exploration of how teaching and learning are changing in a connected world, from the rise of project-based learning, inquiry-based learning, and personalized learning experiences, to modern knowledge demands, emerging technologies, and the tools and shifts that characterize 21st century learning.

Rank #1: The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 101 Removing Barriers To Higher Ed With Virtual Learning.
Drew Perkins talks with Deputy VP & CEO of Arizona State University's Prep Digital High School, Julie Young, about their work to help remove barriers to higher education by integrating high school and university courses using virtual education. 

Rank #2: The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 182 Using The Element Of Surprise In Feedback To Build A Growth Mindset.
Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Michael Rousell about his research and work with using feedback that includes the element of surprise to help stimulate more of a growth mindset. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: michaelrousell.com @rousellm, Facebook, LinkedIn Surprise! How Your Brain Secretly Changes Your Beliefs | Michael Rousell | TEDxSalem

The Learning Scientists Podcast

A podcast for teachers, students, and parents about evidence based practice and learning.

Rank #1: Episode 4 - Spaced Practice.
This episode was funded by The Wellcome Trust.Show Notes:Over the past few decades, cognitive psychologists have found evidence for the following 6 strategies for effective learning:Spaced PracticeRetrieval PracticeElaborationInterleavingConcrete ExamplesDual CodingToday we’re introducing spaced practice - spacing out studying the same information over multiple sessions rather than cramming it all into one (1).What is spaced practice?We talk about how the idea is really simple in theory, but harder to implement. The benefits of spaced practice have been demonstrated in many domains, from fact learning (2), to problem solving (3), and even to musical instrument learning (4). We also talk about how the benefits of spaced practice appear on a delayed test rather than an immediate test (5).For more about how spaced practice can be helpful and instructions for how to implement it during studying, see this blog post.How can we get students to space out their learning?It's hard! You can try to help students set aside blocks of time to study: first have them log how they spend their time for a week, and then have them look for times in their schedule that they could dedicate to studying. Even if they only plan to study 5 minutes each day, that's infinitely more than 0 minutes! You might want to use a time log to use with your students to help them plan for spaced practice. On the podcast, we describe our own attempts at implementing spaced practice in our real lives - with variable success.If your students need help forming intentions and sticking to them - don't we all? - you can share this guest post with them. Implementing spaced practice in the classroomSince it is quite difficult for students to independently engaged in spaced practice, teachers might consider providing students with opportunities for spaced practice as part of the mandatory classroom experience. If you're really planning ahead, you can try to break up the topics you're teaching and space them all out throughout the semester - but this is tricky (though see here for a resource digest full of ideas for spaced teaching).A lighter approach to introducing spacing is to give students an opportunity to practice the information you've taught at a later date, for example by implementing "lagged" homework. In this system, homework on a given topic is given a few weeks after the topic is taught.For more on how to implement lagged homework, see this teacher's blog post. Another idea is to combine spaced practice with retrieval practice, providing students with in-class opportunities to retrieve information from previous classes. A teacher in the UK proposed the following method: To read more about this method, see this blog post. And, for more about teacher implementation of spaced practice, see this guest post on our blog.We hope you enjoyed this podcast! Check back in 2 weeks, when we’ll be releasing a “bite-size research” episode describe an interesting paper on spaced practice.Subscribe to our Podcast!Go to our show on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.RSS feed: http://www.learningscientists.org/learning-scientists-podcast/?format=rssReferences:(1) Ebbinghaus, H. (1913). Memory (HA Ruger & CE Bussenius, Trans.). New York: Columbia University, Teachers College. (Original work published 1885). Retrieved from http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Ebbinghaus/memory8.htm(2) DeRemer, P., & D'Agostino, P. R. (1974). Locus of distributed lag effect in free recall. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 13, 167-171.(3) Grote, M. G. (1995). The effect of massed versus spaced practice on retention and problem-solving in High School physics. Ohio Journal of Science, 95, 243-247.(4) Simmons, A. L. (2012). Distributed practice and procedural memory consolidation in musicians’ skill learning. Journal of Research in Music Education, 59, 357-368.(5) Rawson, K. A., & Kintsch, W. (2005). Rereading effects depend on time of test. Journal of Educational Psychology, 97, 70-80.

Rank #2: Episode 14 - How Students Can Use Spacing and Retrieval Practice.
This episode was funded by The Wellcome Trust.Show Notes:Today's episode is specifically for students. Our goal was to take what we know about the science of learning and focus on how it can be used by you - students - to increase how much you're learning and improve your performance on tests, exams, and other types of assessments. We hope that this episode will be applicable to a range of students, regardless of age and specific subject(s) being studied.The two most important study strategies are spaced practice and retrieval practice. They have the most evidence for their effectiveness, and are the most broadly applicable across a huge variety of different skills and subjects.Spaced practice is the opposite of cramming. We tend to find that students often end up cramming for their tests. However, if you space out your study episodes over time instead, you will be learning more for the long-term, rather than just forgetting most of the information soon after the test. If you think you don't need that information again, you are probably mistaken! Most of what we learn would be useful to remember in the future - for example, the next class might build on the previous class, and if you've forgotten everything from that previous class, you will have to re-learn a lot of information.You can't decide to space out your studying at the last minute. You have to plan ahead and schedule spaced study sessions. But, it's important to be realistic! Don't plan to study for an unrealistic amount of time, or you will be frustrated by your inability to reach your goals. It's also important to adjust your study schedule if it doesn't work for you.What should you actually do during these study sessions? That's where retrieval practice comes in. The idea behind this strategy is to bring information to mind from memory. You can do this in many ways - writing or sketching what you know from memory, teaching someone else the material, or even just telling someone a story about what you are learning. This act of bringing the information to mind from memory - producing the information without the notes or textbook in front of you - will actually improve your memory for the material.You should try to take as many practice tests as you can get your hands on, or if you don't have any of those, just write out everything you can remember about the topic from memory. Afterwards, go back to your notes or textbooks to verify that the information you produced is correct, and check for any errors.Unfortunately, we find that students do not frequently use this study strategy. Some students do take practice tests, but they say they do it to check how much they learn - not to actually increase learning through retrieval practice. The strategy students tend to use more often is reading and re-reading. This can feel easier than retrieval practice, because the information on the page gets more and more familiar. Retrieval practice, on the other hand, can feel difficult because of the effort involved in bringing the information to mind from memory. This difficulty and struggle, however, are crucial to learning.Spaced practice and retrieval practice work really well together, so do try out these two important study strategies. In the next episode, we'll talk about another 4 effective learning strategies.Here is a blog post we wrote to demonstrate how students can make the most of the Learning Scientists website.Subscribe to our Podcast!Go to our show on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.RSS feed: http://www.learningscientists.org/learning-scientists-podcast/?format=rss

Times Higher Education

The latest university news, higher education analysis and world university rankings discussion. Essential listening for academics and university professional staff, and those with a keen interest in academia. Times Higher Education: at the heart of higher education debate.

Rank #1: THE Podcast: Data on grade inflation and Russia's 5-100 Project .
Sara Custer is joined by Simon Baker, THE's data editor, to discuss the figures showing an increase over the decades of top marks across the globe, except for in Australia. Meanwhile, Russia's 5-100 Project has just two years before its deadline to have five universities in the top 100 of global rankings. Is it on track?  Read more:  Grade inflation Student marks raised weeks after league table concerns email Is grade inflation a worldwide trend? Grade inflation: how certain subjects fuel rise in firsts 5-100 Project Is Russia's 5-100 Project working?  US PhDs Third of top US professors got PhD at five universities

Rank #2: THE Podcast: Universities and their cities .
Universities have historically been rooted in a place, but what does that symbiotic relationship with the local community look like for modern institutions?  Sara Custer is joined by John Morgan, THE's deputy news editor and John Goddard, founding director of the Centre for Urban & Regional Development Studies at Newcastle University. 

Educate

Stories about education, opportunity, and how people learn. From APM Reports.

Rank #1: At a Loss for Words: What's wrong with how schools teach reading.
There is a theory about how people read words -- one that's deeply embedded in teaching practices and curriculum materials widely used in elementary school classrooms. Although the idea has been disproved by cognitive scientists, it continues to be included in teacher preparation programs, promoted in professional development sessions, and marketed by publishers.

Rank #2: Hard Words: Why Aren't Our Kids Being Taught to Read?.
Scientific research has shown how children learn to read and how they should be taught. But many educators don't know the science and, in some cases, actively resist it. As a result, millions of kids are being set up to fail.

K-12 Greatest Hits:The Best Ideas in Education

BAM Radio has compiled the most popular segments, hosted by the Executive Directors of the nation's 14 leading education associations including ; the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the National Parent Teachers Association ( PTA), the National Head Start Association (NHSA), The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO), the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), the National Association of Child Care Professionals (NACCP), the National Afterschool Association (NAA), the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) and more...

Rank #1: What Every White Teacher Needs to Know About Teaching Black Girls.
Black girls are suspended twice as often as white girls. The list of school discipline disparities is significant and comes with many adverse effects. Discover what you need to know. @larryferlazzo @Ruizsealey @terrinwatson @DrVEvansWinters @Bamradionetwork Dr. Venus E. Evans-Winters is an Associate Professor of Education and faculty affiliate in Women & Gender Studies, African American Studies and Ethnic Studies at Illinois State University. Terri N. Watson, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership and Human Development at The City College of New York. A Harlem native, her research examines the practices of successful school leaders and the impact of education policies on children, specifically Black girls. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz is Associate Professor of English Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is founder of the Racial Literacy Project at TC. Host Larry Ferlazzo is an English and Social Studies teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California.

Rank #2: Nation of Wimps:How and Why We're Creating Psychologically Fragile Children.
At one extreme there are satellite parents and at the other extreme are helicopter parents. How do we determine the right balance between being too involved in our children's education and development and being not involved enough? Three thoughtful parents and experts share their insights and offer some guidelines.