AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast
223: Why Students Give You the Blank Stare, and What to Do About It
Mar 3, 2024
Explore why students give the blank stare in class and how educators can address this issue with research-based teaching strategies. Topics include cognitive psychology, pre-testing, chunking information, avoiding the curse of knowledge, beginner's mind, dual coding, conversations, and visual aids.
35:01
Episode guests
AI Summary
AI Chapters
Episode notes
Podcast summary created with Snipd AI
Quick takeaways
- Access students' background knowledge to aid in understanding new concepts.
- Chunk information into smaller sections and utilize dual coding for better comprehension.
Deep dives
Inadequate Schema Development: Understanding Novice Learners
Novice learners often struggle with new concepts if they lack developed schemas. Students need connections to relate new information to existing knowledge. Teachers should access students' background knowledge to help them catch new knowledge. Chunking information into meaningful bits and practicing it incrementally can aid in understanding.
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode