How Can I Promote Deep, Lasting Student Learning?

You want your students to be able to retain what they’ve learned and to apply it to real-life situations.

According to research, there are a number of teaching strategies that have proven to be successful in facilitating deep, lasting student learning.

The key is to know when and how to apply these strategies.

In this Magna 20 Minute Mentor, Linda Suskie, an internationally recognized expert on a broad range of higher education assessment topics that include learning goals, student learning styles and assessment tools, shares research-supported strategies that have proven effective in promoting deep, lasting student learning.

Included in this 20 minute program:

Seventeen research-supported strategies for maximizing the effectiveness of student learning.
Real-life examples of how courses can be designed to incorporate these proven strategies.
How to identify learning strategies or areas that you can improve on in your teaching.

You also receive full supplemental materials that feature a list of do’s and don’ts, discussion questions and recommended resources.

You will learn:

How to select and apply one or more of the 17 research-supported learning strategies to your teaching.
Specific examples of research-supported ways to improve your teaching while promoting deep, lasting learning.
Recommendations for promoting deep, lasting learning:
- How to break long, complex assignments into manageable pieces
- How to grade students on your most important goals.

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