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Discussion at the Berlin Science Week | November 2, 2024

ETH Zurich hosts two events at this years' Berlin Science Week. Prof. Kapur will be talking all things Productive Failure, Embodied Learning, and the Future of Learning along with Dr. Chris Luebkeman, ETH Zurich, and Livia Leu, Ambassador of…

Article in «Education Weeks» | September 6, 2024

Failure can be a student’s best teacher—but only if educators know how to use it. Find out more about the article on "What Teachers Get Wrong About 'Productive Failure'—And How to Get it Right".

Prof. Kapur was a keynote speaker at EDULEARN24 Conference | July 1-3, 2024

Prof. Kapur spoke about the «When and How Flipped Learning is Effective» at the 16th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies in Palma. When and How Flipped Learning is Effective. 

Interview with Andrew Horsfield | October 2023

Prof. Kapur was interviewed on Andrew Horsfield's podcast "The Messy Middle". Episode #47 - Productive Failure

Final Advisory Board Meeting of the Future Learning Initiative | October 27, 2023

The Future Learning Initiative (FLI) Advisory Board Meeting was a a big success. FLI project members provided brief reports and presentations of the various FLI projects, each presented in a 15 min. talk. Keynote speaker Prof. Martha W. Alibali,…

Article in «Edsurge» (online) | February 16, 2023

Since the pandemic, more instructors at schools and colleges appear to have embraced “flipped learning,” the approach of asking students to watch lecture videos before class so that class time can be used for active learning. Proponents…

Prof. Kapur was a keynote speaker at the «17. Hochschulevent» | November 16, 2022

Prof. Kapur spoke about the «Future of Higher Education» at the 17. Hochschulevent at the Kongresshaus Zurich. Find out more about the program here.

Article in «EduTopia» | September 16, 2022

Interview with Prof. Kapur on reframing our notion of failure, and letting kids stumble with purpose. Find out more about the article on «If You’re Not Failing, You’re Not Learning»  

NPR Episode: How to learn new things! 

Prof. Manu Kapur talks about the role of Productive Failure in NPR's episode on how to learn new things! | Find out more about the article on "Learning a new skill can be hard"!
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Various Articles on "Those who fail productively are all the wiser" | September 2021

"Practicing before learning theory is almost twice as efficient as being taught by an excellent teacher for a year" says Prof. Manu Kapur. He conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis along with Dr. Tanmay Sinha, in which they included 53 previously…