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Quick and Easy Checks on Learning

  • Post author:Stan Swanson
  • Post published:August 25, 2025
  • Post category:Teaching Professor

One major impediment to learning is the “forgetting curve,” the fact that people rapidly forget what they learn without reinforcement (Smolen et al., 2016). Assessments are a good method of…

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Beyond Introductions: The Profound Impact of Knowing Student Names

  • Post author:Stan Swanson
  • Post published:August 25, 2025
  • Post category:Teaching Professor

Building rapport with students from the very first day of class is a cornerstone of effective teaching, and a fundamental, yet often overlooked, step in this process is learning their…

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Teaching for Meaning: How Neuroscience Informs Connected, Relevant, and Coherent Learning

  • Post author:Stan Swanson
  • Post published:August 25, 2025
  • Post category:Teaching Professor

Years ago, the community college I was teaching at awarded me a small grant to help students understand and practice emotional regulation. I launched a series of short, informal learning…

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