#72: Joshua Eyler — Director of Faculty Development at Ole Miss, and Author of “How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching”

There are millions of institutions, programs, supplements, and hacks that claim to help you learn better. Among all this noise though, no one’s really answering a very simple question: how do we learn? What actually works?

Joshua Eyler is probably one of the best-suited scholars in the world to answer these question. He’s the author of How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories Behind Effective College Teaching.

Joshua has been a dedicated teacher for institutions such as Columbus State University, George Mason University, and Rice University. He’s currently the Director of Faculty Development and Director of the ThinkForward Quality Enhancement Plan at the University of Mississippi, where he optimizes educational programs and strategies to best suit young people's needs.

In his book, Joshua took an in-depth look at the biological, sociological, and psychological foundations of how people learn. Through years of study, he turned all of his findings into practical takeaways for hardworking teachers everywhere.

At a time when we need to be able to teach and skill up our workforce faster and more effectively than ever, Joshua’s insights into the field of education are something you don’t want to miss, so with that…let’s bring it in!