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Currently, researchers advocate constructivist practices over predominantly didactic models. This preference is supported by research indicating that when basic skills are taught via constructivist approaches, students: ¨ Retain knowledge better; ¨ Transfer concepts flexibly across situations; and ¨ Exhibit a deeper understanding of content.

RESEARCH ON BEST PRACTICES

"Awe might seem like just another three-letter word, but it is so much more.  A recent New York Times article detailed how humans can get goose bumps when we experience awe, that often-positive feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends our understanding of the world. It is a catalyst that can motivate people to do more good. The article also highlighted the research of Paul Piff and Dacher Keltner who found that awe helps bind us to others, motivating us to act in collaborative ways that enable strong groups and cohesive communities."

The Virtual Design Center provides resources and guidelines for designing learning activities for scientific inquiry. The principles of the Virtual Design Center are based on contemporary educational research and guided by the experts of various disciplines.

"JE: But you're not saying that technology is a bad thing, to have it there is a good thing, isn't it? AS: Well, absolutely. I think technology is there to stay. Technology has huge potential to transform, to fundamentally transform, learning processes. You know it can create a much more open pedagogical environment, it can connect the home environment and the school environment, it can give students access to the most advanced knowledge, anywhere, anytime, rather than giving them a textbook that was printed last year and maybe designed five years ago.  So, there's huge potential for technology to transform learning, but what our report clearly shows is that's not what's happening today."

"Now a study in Personality and Individual Differences has added to this picture by showing that students who believe they have "free will" in the philosophical sense (they agree with statements like "I have free will" and "I am in charge of my actions even when my life's circumstances are difficult") tend to do better academically. The result suggests that it's not just people's beliefs about the nature of ability that influences their scholarly performance, but also their more fundamental beliefs about the limits of human choice and volition."

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"Learning Management Systems (LMS) are walled gardens. They provide substantial control over the environment in which learning activities take place, and at first glance this appears to be a good thing. For this reason they are often relatively appealing to faculty members beginning to make the transition from fully traditional classroom instruction. The level of control is familiar… but it is also misleading when taken in the context of the full learning process (see "Hack the LMS: Getting Progressive" for more on this)."