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How computers change the way we learn

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http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20141022-are-we-getting-smarter

Key Takeaways

  1. Tech that adapts to student’s style of learning and thinking
  2. Creation of immersive and compelling environments e.g video games
  3. Social networks to increase student interaction
  4. DOWNSIDE How to learn grit?

Unfortunately it’s true!

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Why Flunking Exams Is Actually a Good Thing

A couple of key takeaway quotes

“That is: The (bombed) pretest drives home the information in a way that studying as usual does not. We fail, but we fail forward.”

“The basic insight is as powerful as it is surprising: Testing might be the key to studying, rather than the other way around.”

To read the whole article from the New York Times click here