It seems like every time we pick up one of our devices there is new information coming our way. How do we remember it all? We don't. How do students remember it all? They don't. The truth is that many students are unengaged in courses because there are many distractions. We need to compete for attention, but most importantly, for space in their brains for the information to reside in.
It seems like every time we pick up one of our devices there is new information coming our way. How do we remember it all? We don't. How do students remember it all? They don't. The truth is that many students are unengaged in courses because there are many distractions. We need to compete for attention, but most importantly, for space in their brains for the information to reside in. Research has shown that we can only keep a limited number of concepts in our working memory at a time. As educators, Instructional Designers, and Curriculum Specialists we have the ability to decide the "what" and "how" aspects of student learning - or information exchange as I like to call it. What is this notion of information exchange and how can we maximize that? How can we create high quality that have clear alignments with purpose and practice? Join me for a conversation on the importance of intentionality, content chunking, storyboarding, and other strategies to improve content retention.