Items to Share: 4 October 2015

Education Focus

• Taking the Tech Out of Technology [facultyfocus.com] 'Somewhere along the line, our excitement over the latest technological tools has started focusing on the wrong thing. The excitement ought to reside in the praxis of teaching, not the use of technology.' 

• The science of learning | Evidence into practice Here’s a really clear, short and applicable summary of the key areas of cognitive science which can be applied to the classroom

• 16-19 education saw the largest fall in education spending over the last Parliament - Full Fact

• Happy 100th Birthday, Jerome Bruner: The Pioneering Psychologist on the Act of Discovery and the Key to True Learning | Brain Pickings

• Curriculum: The Key to Boosting Knowledge Retention Even Among Adults Who Haven't Been in a Classroom for Ages - The Atlantic

• Nine Ways to Improve Class Discussions [Faculty Focus] This post offers some simple suggestions for increasing the impact of the discussions that occur in our courses.

• PHD Comics: Academics don't read