Plagiarism is a serious problem in education. The good news is that it is easy to detect and avoid. Read our guide to learn more about the issue and our recommended tools for both teachers and students. What is Plagiarism? It can be defined as the use of other peoples’ ideas, concepts, words without giving […]
As an educator, sometimes you need a good icebreaker for the beginning of the semester to help improve classroom dynamics. We wanted to share our recommendations! Our favorite resource comes from our good friends over at Icebreakers.Ws. They’ve collected over one hundred of the best icebreakers and team building activities (wow!). The best part is […]
Dear Learning Theories Family, We hope you and your family are staying safe and healthy during this very challenging time. As we need to practice “social distancing” — that is, the need to “flatten the curve” by staying at home — education has shifted online. This can be an additional burden to need to spend […]
Flipped classrooms are a method of instruction and form of blended learning. This model gets its name from the way it “flips” the traditional classroom model. Using this method, students watch videos or listen to lectures at home. When they come to class meetings, instructors facilitate group work and other activities that would typically be […]
A concept map (or mind map) is a visual tool to help a learner organize and represent what he or she knows. They include concepts, usually enclosed in circles or boxes of some type, and relationships between these concepts indicated by a connecting line linking two concepts. Words on or between the line, referred […]