By the way, just because you take the notes by hand doesn't mean they have to stay hand-written. You can digitize your notes using an app or even invest in a smart notebook that will do it for you as ...

Guest Blog Post by Carl Pletsch, Ph.D. Do your students take notes? Whether students take notes in class or not may be important. The process of note-taking may (a) have an impact on student learning, ...

Kids are adaptable, and if you put a rule in place, they will find a way to get around it. Case in point: school cell phone ...

It often happens that we read books and listen to lectures in class, but when the need arises, we can't remember what we learned. This story resonates with almost every student preparing for school, ...

Handwriting notes in class might seem like an anachronism as smartphones and other digital technology subsume every aspect of learning across schools and universities. But a steady stream of research ...

Works like a charm. You get so caught up in something that you completely miss what is actually more important. Misdirection can thwart the nefarious plans of movie villains and sometimes (temporarily ...