"Our minds set up many traps for us. Unless we're aware of them, these traps can seriously hinder our ability to think rationally, leading us to bad reasoning and making stupid decisions. Features of our minds that are meant to help us may, eventually, get us into trouble.
Here are the first 5 of the most harmful of these traps and how to avoid each one of them."
Here you'll find practical applications of the On Course Principles. Each strategy has the purpose of empowering students to become active, responsible learners. The majority of these ideas appeared originally in the On Course Newsletter. Additional strategies are described in the Instructor's manual for the On Course text. New ideas are added here often, so come back often. The most recent strategies are identified with the date.
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