A popular neuromyth is that the left side of the brain is the analytical, orderly side, and the right side is about intuition and creativity—and, more, that each person is either more right-brained or left-brained. This is also called the “hemispheric dominance theory.” This is based loosely on science: “The right hemisphere and art became …
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Neuromyths Part 2: Fixed and Growth Mindsets
This is a different sort of neuromyth than most I’ve researched in that most people, including teachers, don’t know about mindsets. And mindsets aren’t inherently bad unless they are inaccurate or they fall into the category of fixed mindsets, which qualify as neuromyths. Simply put, a mindset (in this context) is a belief you have …
Interactive Online Lessons: A Test of Two Techniques
A significant issue with online (and hybrid!) teaching is how to make sure that students are actively learning while going through class material online. Let’s face it–multitasking is simply a fact of life now, where screens are our gateway to work/learning/socializing, and where at any given time we might have two or three screens in …
Online Discussions
Discussions are the lifeblood of our classrooms; they can be for our virtual classrooms as well. See ideas below. Discussion Creation Make the first discussion post low stakes so students can get used to the LMS technology. Often, this can be an introductory approach; encourage students to practice with including media like photographs. Perhaps obvious, …
Engagement in the online class
Engagement is key to all teaching modalities, but it’s harder to implement in an online course. The Community of Inquiry Framework contends that there are three aspects of online learning that must converge: teaching presence (instructor presence and course design), social presence (peer-to-peer, peer-to-instructor, peer-to-content), and cognitive presence (learning stimulated through social interaction). High teaching …