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Study Tip – The Science of Productivity

by Cameron Nichol | May 30, 2014 | Passing exams in the digital age, Study Help

Exams are coming!  And life is already here.  Focusing and being productive are skills that need to be learnt, now more than ever as we traverse our  “always on” world. Scheduling, timed breaks, deadlines and stop multitasking are a few of the tips in this...

More about Brains (and exercise and learning)

by Cameron Nichol | Mar 26, 2014 | Passing exams in the digital age, Study Help

Netorama isn’t the first place I go for medical info but this article reporting on paper from the Journal of Neuroscience was interesting. “We all know that being overweight is bad for your health, but results from a new study show that it can also be bad...

Tips for passing at university

by Cameron Nichol | Mar 18, 2014 | Ed Tech use, Passing exams in the digital age, Study Help

University is not school.   We expect students to change in the blink of an eye and become adults.  They are not.  We know they’re not 15 Ways of the Successful Self-Directed Learner http://www.missiontolearn.com/2013/10/self-directed-learning-success/...

Controlling Exam and Test Nerves

by Cameron Nichol | Mar 18, 2014 | Passing exams in the digital age, Study Help

Mindfulness sounds a bit hippy, new age, vegan but research is showing it to be an effective way to improve exam performance.  I think this is particularly important in our “always on”, attention hopping digital age.  Our new technologies distract us into...

Hand writing your lecture notes is better than using a laptop.

by Cameron Nichol | Feb 4, 2014 | Ed Tech use, Passing exams in the digital age, Study Help

Here are a couple of recent articles relating to note taking in lectures. Pen-And-Paper Notetaking Superior To Typing On A Laptop This article on Annie Murphy Paul’s blog talks about a study by psychologists Pam Mueller of Princeton and Daniel Oppenheimer of...

Turn off your smartphone at night and increase your productivity (and maybe pass your course)

by Cameron Nichol | Jan 31, 2014 | Ed Tech use, Passing exams in the digital age, Study Help

Those who follow this blog know one of my interests is the need to teach students some rules to avoid the pitfalls of using new technologies. Here’s a couple of things I found via Annie Murphy Hall’s ‘The Brilliant Blog’ “Children and...
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