Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Reflections from Teaching: When Are Learners Novices No More?
At what point in a student’s learning trajectory does he/she become a non-novice? What repercussions may occur if we believe all students are novices?
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Overworked, Underpaid & At-Risk
Working during the summer in the service industry as a tasting room manager at a local winery prompted me to remind our visitors this year to be kind, proactive and understanding. The local paper covered my story (below), and the original article that I emailed to them is can be found below as well. As…
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Intertwining Cognitive Load & Perceptual Load
An introduction to cognitive load theory and perceptual load theory, and a glimpse at how they might actually be complementary theories.
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Discovering a Complex Relationship
A discussion of complex roots of a parabolas leads to a connection between the modulus of the solution and the vertex of the parabola.
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A Glimpse into the Mind of a Student with ADHD
The common thought on ADHD is a lack of focus, but what if it’s a mismanagement of focus?
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Understanding “Understanding” Part III
A post where we explore how to define understanding in a cognitive load theory framework.
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