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Willingham on learning styles

Published on 23 August 2008 in Administration, Arithmetic and mathematics, Assessment, Content learning, News, Reading, Research, Spelling, Teacher education and Written Expression. 2 Comments Tags: , , .

My colleague Dan Willingham produced a brief video explaining why basing instruction on learning styles is bologna. Here it is:

Here’s the YouTube link for Dan Willingham on Learning Styles and here’s a link to Dan’s Web site where one can learn plenty of useful things. Also, see the extended discussion on D-Ed Reckoning.

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More on brain-based education

Published on 16 May 2008 in Administration, Arithmetic and mathematics, Content learning, Musings, News, Policy, Reading, Research, Spelling, Teacher education, Technology, The press and Written Expression. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

My colleague Dan Willingham has posted a marvelous video that’s an introduction to thinking about neuroscience and education. Under the title “Brain-based Education: Fad or Breakthrough,” he illustrates important elements about what are reasoned extrapolations from cognitive neuroscience to education and what are not.

Update (18 May 2008): It’s heartening to see that other sites are pointing to Dan’s video. Here’s a preliminary list (please add others via the comments):

Update (7 June 2008): A couple of days ago, Dan posted a new version of the video; I’ve modified the links in the box accordingly.

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