Stephen Downes

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Recent Posts

How artificial intelligence could help teachers do a better job
Why Content Knowledge is Crucial to Effective Critical Thinking
114 studies on flipped classrooms show small payoff for big effort
Uncertain evidence for online tutoring
College students often don’t know when they’re learning
Why elite colleges can't give up legacy admissions - MindShift
The life of an online tutor can resemble that of an assembly line worker
One expert on what students do wrong
New Evidence on the Value of One-Size-Fits-All Instruction
The myth of the quick learner
There is a worldwide problem in math and it's not just about the pandemic
This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain on Screens
An AI tutor helped Harvard students learn more physics in less time
Is calculus an addiction that college admissions officers can't shake?
Why the Buzz Around Teaching Facts to Boost Reading is Bigger Than the Evidence for It
More Degrees But Not Higher Earnings: Puzzling Data from CUNY’s Famed ASAP program