Learning, Memory and Instructional Design

Making Learning Memorable

How to Design Better Courses and Improve Learner Retention By Jacques Fourie Memory is a fundamental aspect of all learning since it stores and retrieves learned information. Conversely, learning also depends on memory because stored knowledge in your memory provides the framework to link new knowledge. Subsequently, high-quality learning experiences should…

A Pandemic of a Different Kind: Quality Online Education

Anyone with an interest in education (hopefully that’s all of us!) and its relation to socioeconomic systems should watch the Netflix series ‘Daughters of Destiny.’ A poignant, heartfelt documentary, it follows the lives of five girls from impoverished families in India who are given the opportunity to receive a high-quality…