A Tale of Two Workshops: How Retrieval Practice Saves Time and Money
Retrieval practice - the act of testing yourself on what you know - is a simple but powerful tool for making learning stick. Well-researched, it's a strategy everyone is capable of, and few of us intentionally use. Why? It's like many other good habits - getting...
Encoding, Remembering, Retrieving… Learning is super curvy!
My newsletter, The Learning Curve, is aptly named and here's why: The initial moment of learning -- of encoding -- is incredibly mysterious and complex. This is from John Medina's Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School. Medina...
Using An Annual Survey? Here are 5 “Must-dos”
Do you put out an annual survey at your organization? I work with associations and other organizations that do annual surveys (or biennial, quarterly, or other regularly scheduled surveys) that collect data on: salary working conditions state of the industry...
Aaack! Another Survey! Avoid Survey Fatigue and Get People to Respond to YOUR Survey
Hey there! Sheila here, writing today with my intrepid and illustrious co-author, Kim Leonard. Yikes! Another survey! One day, it’s a professional association wanting to know where we stand on holding an online conference. The next, it’s your child’s school...
Giving a Presentation or Teaching Online? Engagement is NOT Just About the Strategies Part II
Part I of this series on virtual audience engagement describes engagement and the “YOU” factors that contribute to participant or student engagement in virtual presentation, professional development workshops, webinars, or online courses. Moving past the personal...
Giving a Presentation or Teaching Online? Engagement is NOT Just About the Strategies
Are you teaching or giving presentations online these days? Aren’t we all! Higher ed courses, professional development courses, conference presentations, or even facilitating online meetings - we’re even attending online happy hours, graduation parties, and weddings!...
Experimenting with Data Visualization: Learning in Times of Crisis Part II
In early Spring 2020, I was frustrated with the lack of informative COVID-19 data for my county, so I started building my own spreadsheet "dashboard." I've collected the single numbers my county reports each day - e.g., new cases, hospitalizations, deaths, testing -...
Experimenting with Data Visualization: Learning in Times of Crisis
I'm using time at home to try new things or return to old ones. I'm cleaning the basement, and planting a vegetable garden, things I haven't done in a few years, and experimenting with data visualization with new and different datasets. Like many of you, I've also...
Asked and Answered: Demographic Survey Questions
This blog post is part of a series called Asked and Answered, about writing great survey questions and visualizing the results with high impact graphs. Dr. Sheila B. Robinson is authoring the Asked series, on writing great questions. Dr. Stephanie Evergreen is...
Asked and Answered: Ranking Survey Questions
This blog post is part of a series called Asked and Answered, about writing great survey questions and visualizing the results with high impact graphs. Dr. Sheila B. Robinson is authoring the Asked series, on writing great questions. Dr. Stephanie Evergreen is...
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