Sally Kohn: I'd like to revisit your mention of using highlighters in reviewing your notes. What have we learned about the way that the brains work and maybe our highlighters, in some cases ought to be put aside? She says before you pick up your laptop or your iPad to read something, set your purpose. And then on the cover of your PDF, write those key takeaways so that as a practical sense, when you're thumbing through all your PDFs, it's right on the top.
Karen Caldwell talks about learning out loud on episode 438 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Our brains are literally switched on when we are curious.
-Karen Caldwell
I adore the word curiosity.
-Karen Caldwell
It is important to be vulnerable and admit you don’t know something.
-Karen Caldwell
Go ahead and have your students predict. It is the state of curiosity and wonder that really matters.
-Karen Caldwell