In the fourth episode of our podcast, Birgit Hawelka is talking to Magdalena Abel about the topic of retrieval practice. To summarise briefly, this is a teaching strategy where you use the process of retrieving information in order to fix content in your memory. In this conversation, Magdalena Abel explains the concept in a way that is very easy to understand, and also derives very specific recommendations for its practical use in teaching at university.
Interdisciplinarity is one of the hot topics of our times. Climate change, migration, COVID-19 – society and science are making equal efforts to search for answers to pressing questions that can only be found…
With a teaching philosophy, you can reflect on your teaching in a structured way. This reflection is an essential part of the development of teaching expertise. At the same time, it serves to externally…
Even though fake news seems like a fairly recent phenomenon, it has actually been around far longer than social media or Donald Trump. In the realm of teaching and learning, half-truths and outright misinformation…
Almost all college classes require students to meet a plethora of demands: Presenting papers and moderating discussions, active participation in class, self-directed learning, research, doing the required reading, and more. But what happens when…
