Articles Tagged with learning

The right textbook

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Too big, too slow, too sparse?

We describe a problem that you probably don’t have.

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Language change

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The long and short of it

We ponder an old textbook.

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Cyborg students

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Mechanical aids

When we test students today, what do we test?

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Microclimates

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Weather and learning

If you look closely, there is enormous diversity.  This can be a problem.

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Tinkering

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Radio sets and Perl

Playing around can be unexpectedly useful.

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The Aspirational Bookcase

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Good intentions

It can take time to get around to things.

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Long reads

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An unfair advantage

How many people read a thousand-page book?

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Misnaming things

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The astronomer’s dictionary

Misleading terms make learning Astronomy harder.

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Teaching to the test (II)

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Good questions?

The hardest part of teaching may be finding good questions to ask.

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Burnout

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Long-serving workers

How long is too long to do a single task?

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