Dual coding involves using verbal and visual cues to help develop your learning and recall. So if you like two-for-one offers, this one’s for you. Research shows it improves understanding and creates stronger memories, so that’s a bargain. And combining it with retrieval practice…
Over 30 years of educational research has shown that metacognition - an awareness of how we think - helps students take more control over their learning, improve their grades and become more independent and confident learners. Yet the majority of students still spend the majority of their study time…
Most of us try to avoid doing things we don’t particularly like. But for students, research has shown procrastination can have particularly serious consequences, such as increasing stress levels and lowering grades. And the first step to preventing procrastination is to understand the techniques…
If procrastination is a problem, how do we prevent it? While the conventional advice is to focus on the future rewards of studying, this doesn’t actually solve the pressing problem of present procrastination. This film looks at strategies you can use to overcome this problem.
A major cause of procrastination is fear: Of failure. Of criticism. Of not reaching the high standards we’ve set for ourselves. But while it’s one thing to admit this, it’s another to understand how to overcome it. And this is where the story of Joe Simpson – badly injured…
This short film shows you how to use retrieval practice to improve your understanding, develop your recall to identify gaps in your knowledge. While most study time is spent trying to get knowledge into your brain, then out again when exams roll around, retrieval practice helps to get it in and…
Research has shown that when we learn new information we’ll have forgotten around 50% of it within a day and 75% of it after a week. This is called the forgetting curve and while it’s useful for getting rid of all the stuff we don’t need to remember, it can be a big problem if we forget…
Experience Spain in VR while learning Spanish. Discover the culture, history, and language in immersive 360 videos of Spain. Learn Spanish in intermediate and beginner 360 documentaries. Go on virtual trips to a wide variety of places including cities, landmarks, nature spots, and festivals. Find…
Kurz vor Ende des zweiten Weltkrieges wollten die Nazis den damals längsten Tunnel der Welt, den Simplontunnel, sprengen. Ein kommunistischer Partisanenkommandant, ein Schweizer Bähnler, ein katholischer Priester und der schweizerische Geheimdienst verhinderten erfolgreich die Zerstörung. ***** Shortly…
Une série documentaire de Jacques Goldstein Produit par la Huit En coproduction avec Banlieues Bleues et viaGrandParis. -- Dynamo, le courant continu, est une série documentaire de 6 x de 26 minutes qui raconte le quotidien d’un des hauts lieux de synergie des musiques créatives…
ein Film von Barbara Metzlaff und Alexandra Gramatke D 2000, 56 Minuten Ein Film über die Ukraine und das Leben als sowjetischer Profisportler. Eine Hommage an die Spieler einer Fußballmannschaft, die eine der besten in Europa war. Dynamo Kiew, der erfolgreichste Fußballklub der…
Längst ist "Deichmann" in Deutschland zum Synonym für preiswerte Schuhe geworden. Aus dem kleinen Schuhladen seines Vaters in Essen-Borbeck hat Dr. Heinz-Horst Deichmann das größte Schuh-Imperium Europas geschaffen. Doch wie kann ein Unternehmer, der seinen Mitarbeitern…
