Learning interdisciplinarity: The solution to societal challenges?
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Collaboration / learning / Interdisciplinarity / Sustainability / Teamwork
Learning interdisciplinarity: The solution to societal challenges?
Anyone who has worked in a team knows the challenges: differing perspectives often clash. However, what happens when it’s not just opinions that diverge, but entire disciplines? How can we learn to think beyond boundaries and what competencies can help us do so? / more
Learning styles: Why they don't exist but still persist
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learning / learning styles / memory / perception
Learning styles: Why they don't exist but still persist
It is a common myth that for optimal learning, individual learning styles should be identified and specifically supported. This might include identifying someone as a visual learner and designing the learning environment based on this. Yet, scientific findings clearly show that aligning learning environments with learning styles has no beneficial effects. Why does this myth persist and what can we do about it?
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