10 techniques to massively increase learning retention

Jane Hart alerted me to the theories of Dr. Hermann Ebbinghaus, who pioneered the experimental study of memory. As librarians run memory institutions and support education and learning, which requires us to remember things and processes, I thought that this was something to delve into.

Here are some links that I found were interesting:

10 techniques to massively increase retention

1. Self- rehearsal
2. Take notes
3. Blogging
4. Repetition
5. Delayed assessment
6. Record
7. Games pedagogy
8. Spaced e-learning
9. Mobile technology
10. Less long holidays

Hermann Ebbinghaus (Wikipedia)

Charles Jennings – ID – Instructional design or interactivity design in an interconnected world

I felt smarter and dumber after reading some of this stuff.

Processing . . . processing . . . processing . . .

Stephen