by Margie Meacham | Oct 9, 2015 | Events, LearningToGo Blog, Podcasts
The phrase “flipped learning” comes from the field of education, where it was adopted as an experiment to give teachers more classroom time for interacting with students. The idea is to record the lecture in advance so that students come to class with a basic...
by Margie Meacham | Oct 9, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
I watch my middle-aged dogs go through the same ritual every day: They stare each other down, locking eyes, and freezing in mid-stride for several seconds. Then, as though an unseen signal has been transmitted, they leap away, tumbling over each other, and playtime...
by Margie Meacham | Oct 2, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
Take this quiz to see how brainy you are about brains. Quiz originally posted by Valerie Strauss in her blog post “How brainy are you about brains? A neuroscience quiz.” Valerie covers education and runs The Answer Sheet blog on The Washington Post...
by Margie Meacham | Sep 18, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
The term “genius” is perhaps the most over-used and under-comprehended term in the English language. In the 14th Century, someone’s “genius” was thought to be an external forceguiding one’s creative endeavors – usually an...
by Margie Meacham | Sep 17, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
“There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” –William Shakespeare In my previous article, What Neuroscience Can Teach us About Human Capital, I introduced you to the world of neuroscience and its potential to change the way we talk about...
by Margie Meacham | Sep 10, 2015 | LearningToGo Blog
Suppose you had the chance to be present at the very moment of a world-changing discovery? Imagine sitting next to Marie Curie in her lab as she discovers the power of radioactivity or walking with Neil Armstrong on the moon. Maybe you are seeing the DNA double-helix...
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