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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,…
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…
Opinion editorial in Swiss newspaper «Neue Zürcher Zeitung»
As a scientist who examines the science of learning in the context of technological advances, I am frequently asked the following: How will technology change the way we live and work? How do we prepare our students for such a future? What role…
Prof. Manu Kapur will be speaking at TEDx Lugano | Sep 28, 2019
Prof. Kapur will present the latest findings in cognitive research and what it means for people that want to think deeper, change perspectives and ultimately become more productive in how they learn (or teach). Lessons from this approach will…
How Productive Failure Leads to Better Learning
This article published on 18, February 2016 at lifehacker tells us how Productive Failure has impacted our learning.