Instructors can equip learners with mindfulness practices to use as a part of their daily routine and to use them when they are feeling anxious or stressed.
Collaborative rather than competitive structures should be in place to foster a Learner Mindset and support Social and Relationship Skills.
Meaningful visuals support learners' recognition of essential information, and providing a visual cue enhances a learner's ability to accurately retrieve the content associated with the visual.
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In discussions, reading, and writing, instructors can provide explicit vocabulary instruction and give learners multiple opportunities to see, understand, and apply new words, as well as chances to use strategies for identifying unfamiliar words.
Spaced practice will likely feel more effortful and less effective for learners than typical “massed” learning, so it is important that they understand that this “desirable difficulty” is intentional and will ultimately benefit them by creating more durable knowledge.
Spaced practice will likely feel more effortful and less effective for learners than typical “massed” learning, so it is important that they understand that this “desirable difficulty” is intentional and will ultimately benefit them by creating more durable knowledge.
Word sorts are multisensory activities that help learners identify patterns and group words based on different categories.