Month: May 2021

Cognitive Load Tips: You Only Have So Much Working Memory

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This week, an alert reader notified us of a helpful article in The Faculty Lounge Newsletter, a Harvard Business publication. Tips for Reducing Cognitive Load in the Classroom, Insights from Bill Schiano, professor of computer information systems at Bentley University, adapted from Reducing Cognitive Load: Focusing on What Matters in Online and Hybrid Teaching, a…

Boost Student Understanding & Instructor Presence with Quick and Easy Video

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In his study Using video announcements, instructional videos, and video feedback to improve social presence, student engagement, and a growing relationship to one’s university Patrick Lowenthal writes:  Video is often praised as a tool for improving social presence in the online classroom. However, the theory, research, and practice of online learning suggests that video alone…

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