Cognitive load theory says our mind is for having ideas, not holding them. Theo: I don't use my working memory to remember at what point there's about 15 steps to get through for any one podcast episode. And so it's how far did i get? How could i possibly remember? Did you fill this thing out? Did we talk about the recommendit's? It's too much to try to hold in our head. We know if you're hungry or distressed at home, those distractions extrainous cognitive load that we need to be aware of.
Phil Newton joins me to talk about evidence-based teaching practices on episode 363 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Many different things can count as evidence, but the key is whether or not they are useful for you in your particular context.
-Phil Newton
Assessment drives learning.
-Phil Newton