Student reflection can be THE thing to really change the way we understand student learning. As we empower students to share their ideas about how and what they have taken away from different learning ...

When we take the time to think about what we’ve learned, we learn much more effectively, according to a new report. In “Learning by Thinking: How Reflection Aids Performance,” researchers at HEC Paris ...

Over the course of Lau’s teaching career at CU, which spans an MA in Spanish Literature and now a doctoral degree in Ethnic Studies, they have taught a range of courses including Contemporary African ...

College students are habituated to a classroom norm sociologists call civil attention: creating the appearance of paying attention (sitting still, looking awake, scribbling or typing) while ...

Reflecting on one's work can be instrumental to growth and improvement, but it's an activity that's often under utilized. Although it’s something of a buzz word, “metacognition” is a state of mind ...

Many students struggle to understand and engage with the concepts and practices associated with reflection. This is where directional reflection comes in While there is no generally accepted ...

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Keep your "nose to the grindstone" is the advice we often give as an essential ingredient of learning difficult tasks. An old joke captures the problem with the old bromide for success, "Keep your eye ...