Over the past few years, I have worked to keep the attention of my students in class (and online). This is no small task. In his book, Brain Rules, 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home and School, John Medina writes that “information is remembered best when it is elaborate, meaningful, and contextual.” This may seem obvious at first, but how does it play out in practice?
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