Deep Learning vs Surface Learning In her blog on FacultyFocus.com, Maryellen Weimer argues that the difference between deep learning and surface learning is not always sufficiently clear for either teachers or students. Deep learning is often defined through what it …
Jean Piaget, an influential developmental psychologist, argued that every time children learn something before they have the chance to discover it by themselves, they lose the opportunity to make sense of it on their own, and subsequently fully understand it. Studying without a teacher gives …
Everyone in education knows that cheating can be a major problem. Students have been cheating for as long as learning and testing have been around. There are a few ways in which educators can try to fight this problem, for example …
There’s a fantastic video floating around of Khan Academy’s Sal Khan, who makes the case for mastery teaching and mastery learning. He makes a clear point. Would you choose to build a house on top of an unfinished foundation? Of …
Personalized learning sounds like a strange term. Of course, every learning is personal, and nobody wants unpersonal learning. But there’s more to the term than just that. It actually refers a set of strategies that can help to better address the …
Not everybody learns the same way. Some students want to learn alone, and some study in groups. There are those who write their own text-only summaries, and those who create their own graphs, charts, and flash cards when studying. Especially this last …
Infinity in mathematics: a disgrace to some mathematicians, and a greatly interesting concept to others. The well-respected German mathematician Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) stated that infinity should never be permitted in mathematics. René Descartes (1595–1650) thought that because humans are finite …
Are you an undergrad mathematics student who could use some tips and tricks on how to succeed? Well, you’re at the right address! We sat down with our authors, who are all professional mathematicians, and we came up with a …
It took one year for the educational ecosystem to go do a 180 on MOOCs (Massive Open Online Course). Where 2012 was declared ‘The Year of the MOOC,’ 2013 had people ask whether or not ‘MOOCS are already over?‘ The reason for …
Great news! SOWISO has been chosen to be a finalist for the Bett Asia Innovation Award in the category Higher Education! This means that we’re recognized as a pioneer of global education transformation! The Bett Asia organization describes the awards as follows: …
