The pace of technology is continually accelerating and it shows no sign of slowing. Students today must prepare for a world where lifelong learning will be essential in order to keep up. STEM courses and content present unique challenges, so how can we prepare students to compete in a world-wide digital age and how can we make digital education more effective?
Listen in as Dr. Paul Woolner, Organizational and Learning Scientist, Dr. Steven Furino, Assistant Dean for Online Studies, University of Waterloo, and James Cooper, CEO of DigitalEd discuss the tools and strategies for successful learning.
This on-demand webinar covers:
- Why testing and retrieval, and challenging students with desirable difficulties is an effective tool to interrupt forgetting
- Why dual channels for processing visual and auditory material drives student engagement and helps anchor abstract concepts
- Real life courseware examples of STEM-focused questions and visualizations resulting in increased student performance and engagement