If you want to actually retain what you're learning, you'll need to take notes the old-fashioned way. Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search ...

Guest Blog Post by Carl Pletsch, Ph.D. Do your students take notes? Whether students take notes in class or not may be important. The process of note-taking may (a) have an impact on student learning, ...

Last spring, as I was preparing for a new semester, I had an epiphany: Closed-book exams seem to unfairly aid students who excel at memorization. So I decided to allow my classes to use notes during ...

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