Deep and Durable Learning

Deep and Durable Learning

Most learning is superficial and fades quickly. This podcast will equip you to move to learning that is durable because it is deep. Deep learning lasts because it respects the way the brain works. Inquiring minds want to know "how" and "why"—not just what!

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July 22, 2021 26 mins

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An introduction to the concept that guides this podcast: enbling deep learning because it is intrinsically durable.

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Information is readily available, but so is misinformation. Don't believe everything you see on your screen.  Actively resist your native  confirmation bias that shops for prepackaged opinions that square with your preconceptions/tribe. Learning requires intellectual humility that assumes a willingness to be taught.

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October 16, 2021 25 mins

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Information and Knowledge are not the same thing. Learning is much more than collecting information! Join me as we explore how data is used to create information and information is used by human knowers to create knowledge.
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October 30, 2021 26 mins

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Knowledge requires a human knower. A person can be said to know something when they believe it to be true and they can justify that belief using reason and evidence.
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November 13, 2021 35 mins

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Educational curricula are obsessed with information. Rigor means more information is covered. Learn how to overcome the systemic prioritization of information over real knowing.
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November 27, 2021 35 mins

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There is currently a mood of dismissal and even denigration of experts. "Strongly held opinions should be granted the status of facts," say some laypeople. This episode explains why learning requires transformative expertise outside oneself.
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January 8, 2022 25 mins

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Knowledge of the human brain enables us to optimize learning. Exploring the 7 C's of Cognition.

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January 22, 2022 30 mins

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Curiosity is essential and is the foundation of learning.

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February 5, 2022 35 mins

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The process of concept (idea) formation in the brain is the universal mechanism for learning with understanding.

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February 19, 2022 30 mins

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New concepts don’t float around but are logically negotiated into an appropriate place in our mental framework of concepts.

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March 5, 2022 34 mins

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The brain ruthlessly discards information, but relentless forgetting allows us to remain flexible as learners. 

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March 19, 2022 27 mins

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Chunking removes the obstacle of our extremely limited working memory by leveraging the hard-wired pattern making of the brain to create networks of powerful, logically-linked concepts.

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April 2, 2022 30 mins

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Learning is sabotaged when the cognitive load of the task is too high as well as when it is too low. Learn how to optimize cognitive load.

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April 16, 2022 23 mins

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Your brain is never off duty. While your body sleeps your brain actively and purposefully retrieves prior knowledge to sharpen it and harmonize it with new learning through the process of consolidation.

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The 7C's of Cognition: Curiosity, Conceptualization, Connectivity, Constrained Capacity, Chunking, Consolidation, and Creativity. Creating Coherence.

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The Summer Institute in Teaching Science (SITS) is a four summer program of ten weeks per summer. The aim of SITS is to transform discipline-specific knowledge experts into effective teachers who are able to take their knowledge apart to create an optimal path for learning. In this episode recent SITS graduate, Dr. David McKinney, reflects on his personal transformation through SITS.

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June 18, 2022 38 mins

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Dr. Amy Tuck teaches the functioning of the human immune system through a logically connected narrative. Immunity is due to an intricately interconnected multilevel system designed to assure our survival in a hostile world. Listen as Dr. Tuck shares her strategy for creating deep and durable learning that answers real life application questions.

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Great courses are designed to engage the curiosity of students. In this episode Dr. David Gardenghi explains how he roots his chemistry for engineers course in the central engineering problem of corrosion.
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July 16, 2022 38 mins

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Caring about students means prioritizing their needs as learners. This includes centering courses on a manageable number of core concepts as well as considering prior knowledge and what role the course will play in their future learning. Students need to participate actively without fear that their contributions will cause them to be judged.
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Learner's mind begins with curiosity and curiosity begins with paying attention to the world around you. Paying attention broadens options and leads to better conclusions. Learn how to cultivate attention.
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