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EduTip 13: Add novelty to boost learning.

The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast

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Adding Novelty to a Lesson

When you encounter some kind of novel stim ulisdopamin is released in the hippocampus, which helps make that part of the brain more plastic and ready to form new synapses. Here are a couple of ways you can change things up to add novelty. If you're doing this right, you should see the novel thing working to jar students memories. That's your tip for this time, you can find a written version of these tips at cultive pedagogy dot com,. Now go forth, make thoughtful choices and teach!

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