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Episode 56 | Improving Mental Health with Active Learning | Ft. Dr. Louis Deslauriers

Beyond the Checkbox

English - May 29, 2024 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MB
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Dr. Ryan Todd sits down with Dr. Louis Deslauriers, Director of Science Teaching and Learning, Senior Preceptor in Physics at Harvard University. Louis has published several landmark studies in the areas of active learning and knowledge retention, and how this can be improved with deliberate practice. His findings are not only changing the ways of teaching in science education, but education in general. This episode covers some of Louis' findings through his studies, and how these methods are transforming education and long-term retention in the classroom and beyond.