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The search for context in education and journalism (wicked problems, Wikipedia, and the rise of the info-ferret)
It’s a January evening, a schoolnight, and I’m sitting on my sofa thinking Stuff it. I’m tired and it’s dark and I worked hard today, damn it. It’s pretty hard, at that moment, to engage with with the things I … Continue reading
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How my husband broke my brain: a user’s guide to cognitive load theory
It’s the weekend. Other couples tour Ikea, visit garden centres, wipe chocolate ice-cream off their children’s faces. My husband and I debate whether or not it matters that people don’t understand what a browser is.* My argument is that if … Continue reading
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The power of stories in education
If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. – John Steinbeck My colleague Andy Morley and I spent some of yesterday afternoon trying to persuade our colleagues that one way to enhance students’ understanding of lectures … Continue reading
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