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OPINION: When it comes to liberal-arts education, online learning changes only the tools

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I’d already adapted this class in 2013 as one of Coursera’s free online humanities offerings. I’ve been particularly impressed by suggestions that lead to more active learning (or project-based learning) among students who are scattered across great distances.

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Two studies point to the power of teacher-student relationships to boost learning

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“These studies are important because they tell us that teacher-student relationships matter,” said Tyrone Howard, a professor of education at the University of California, Los Angeles, who is writing a book on the research about students’ relationships with their teachers and how well they learn. ”I

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Scientific research on how to teach critical thinking contradicts education trends

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Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Leave this field empty if you're human: “Wanting students to be able to ‘analyse, synthesise and evaluate’ information sounds like a reasonable goal,” writes Daniel Willingham, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia. Choose as many as you like.

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Can all students succeed at science and technology high schools?

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Students study the human body on skeletons, using clay to make organs. Instead, in accordance with state law, admission was based on a lottery. Information was based on surveys of 12th graders in 2012 in North Carolina and 2013 in Texas. Photo: Kathleen Lucadamo. NEW LONDON, Conn. percent to 13.6

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How to unlock students’ internal drive for learning

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Decades of research, both about educational best practice and the way the human brain works, say these types of motivators are dangerous. Offering students rewards for learning creates reliance on the reward. The teacher demands, the grades, the promise of additional opportunities – they’re all external rewards.