In my last post, I described an approach to talent development that’s been proven not to work: fire-hose training where an expert swoops in, tries to stuff people’s minds with knowledge for a day or ...

"We can get computers to learn much better from few examples by leveraging prior learning in a way that we think mirrors what the brain is doing." Humans can quickly and accurately learn new visual ...

There was a time that I thought that understanding math was more useful than memorizing it. A certain amount of memorization is essential, especially for lower-level math. For example, you need to ...

Software developers know that continuous learning is necessary to remain relevant. However, complicated technical concepts and skills are difficult to master. Sometimes, it can be more productive to ...

To help set up your asynchronous online section, consider the following ideas: Use discussion forums for weekly interaction. Create discussion prompts each week to encourage ongoing peer engagement.

You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Many of you may be familiar with threshold concepts. It’s a model for disciplinary learning ...