Student motivation
A student’s level of motivation can be a deciding factor in the progress they make. The M.U.S.I.C model created by Jones (2009), described by Martin in the video, explores five …
Course: Professional Development for Early Career Teachers
Strategies for effective learning
As we looked at in the article on Cognitive Load, something is learned when it is transferred from short-term to long-term memory and either linked to our existing schema or …
Rosenshine’s principles of instruction
Barak Rosenhine (1930 – 2017) was a professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois. Along with Robert Stevens, he explored teacher instruction, and identified the …
Cognitive load theory
Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) was developed by John Sweller in the 1980s. However, in order to understand CLT, we must first understand how a person learns. Information from our senses …
Study with the team who developed this MOOC
Beginning each January, the part-time MA Educational Practice and Research at the University of East Anglia is aimed at school teachers, further education lecturers and all other educational practitioners currently …
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Professional Development for Early Career Teachers
How to teach English abroad
Interested in teaching English abroad? We discuss your options for teaching English as a foreign …
What’s the future of workforce development?
Explore the key workforce development trends, challenges, and opportunities that lie ahead for L&D practitioners, …
The Top Skills in Nigeria for Employability
Find out the top skills employers in Nigeria are looking for. We take a look …UConn partners with FutureLearn to expand digital education presence globally
Partnership begins with courses on anti-Black racism The University of Connecticut has partnered with FutureLearn, …