Emergent curriculum turns everyday curiosity into meaningful learning by following children’s interests while meeting developmental goals. Rooted in theories from Piaget, Vygotsky, and Dewey, it ...

Post by Jacqueline Maguire, PhD Candidate (The Pennsylvania State University) Is traditional lecture-style teaching the best technique for large science courses? As a former teaching assistant in ...

In earlier parenting days, my family often passed car-ride time by playing One-Word Story. Each passenger sequentially contributed a single word to an evolving story. While the Pulitzer committee has ...

The Learning Design & Learning Sciences program prepares creative and adaptable learning scientists and designers who can transform learning in diverse contexts. Our program uniquely defines learning ...

Getting a sweet treat is socially acceptable after big exams because of the notion that you deserve to be rewarded when you work hard. Reinforcement, associated with behaviorism, is central to ...

Experiential learning is transforming higher education by linking classroom theory with real-world practice. From Kolb’s learning cycle to authenticity, reflection, and collaboration, educators are ...

For many years, learning theorists have known how animals — or humans — learn that one thing leads to another. The Rescorla–Wagner learning rule states that the ...

This is the second of two essays exploring key theories – cognitive load theory and constructivism – underlying teaching methods used today. Constructivism is an educational philosophy that deems ...

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction: Learning to Change -- Preview -- The Constancy of Change -- Natural Selection -- Evolved Behavior -- Reflexes -- Modal Action Patterns -- General ...

In higher education, the most pressing challenge is not AI itself, but the underlying pedagogy gap masked by traditional ...