Summer Reading on the Human Mind
The New England Faculty Development Consortium Exchange, Spring 2010, includes a great list of readings about the Human Mind, put together by G. Christian Jernstedt: humanmind
Teaching & Learning
Your Brain on Computers
More on the brain, multitasking, and dopamine. Your Brain on Computers – Attached to Technology and Paying a Price – NYTimes.com.
Public education’s dire straits
Derrick Z. Jackson is one of the treasures of the Boston Globe. In this piece, he brings to light several important points: Mass’s touted high 4th grade reading scores are […]
Do We Need a GED for College Students?
“Just like the GED offered some middle ground between a high school dropout and someone who completed high school, colleges need to offer something for the millions of college dropouts. […]
Summer Institute: Dr. Judy Willis presentation
Some of the Quicktime videos and fonts did not come out quite like the original, but there is a lot of useful information here for review of the Summer Institute […]
Evaluation of the 2010 Summer Institute
Thank you, everyone who attended “Igniting Learning: Brain-Based Strategies for Student Success” last week. The evaluation summary is below, with your comments: SI2010eval
The Frontal Cortex
Jonah Lehrer’s blog on emerging cognitive research is just amazing. So much of this has to do with learning, our students, ourselves, and human behavior: http://scienceblogs.com/cortex/
Developing an Electronic Communication Policy
There are some good ideas here – worth scanning Developing an Electronic Communication Policy – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education Posted using ShareThis
Made To Stick: Presentations That Stick | Fast Company
This article, linked below, offers a few helpful tips on effective powerpoints. Check the end of the article for links to other resources. Also, this blog — Presentation Zen — […]
This is your brain on TEEN
We know that teens make poor decisions, can be impulsive, take risks, and so on. The presentation below explains why. Emerging science shows us that the brain continues development through […]
