In a recent New York Times article, researchers point out that popular self-paced “brain training” programs have not been demonstrated to improve performance in school

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Faculty often assume that their digital millennial students will take to any classroom technology like a fish to water. But these faculty are often surprised

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Last month, I talked about the benefits of providing voice feedback to students. Screencasting takes these benefits one step further by adding a visual element

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Numerous studies have demonstrated the benefits of providing voice feedback on student work. Phil Ice did one of the first studies of voice feedback, comparing