Maria Andersen, Author at Edge of Learning

Learning at Scale Slides from ICTCM

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College Algebra

Learning at Scale Slides from ICTCM

Maria Andersen 11 March 2017

Learning at Scale: Using Research To Improve Learning Practices and Technology for Teaching Math In the last...

Elaborations for Creative Thinking in STEM

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Curiosity and Exploration

Elaborations for Creative Thinking in STEM

Maria Andersen 25 February 2017

As I watch the proliferation of digital learning platforms, particularly in STEM education (where there are lots...

Better to be Frustrated than Bored

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Challenge and Impasse

Better to be Frustrated than Bored

Maria Andersen 23 January 2017

For all of you who have taught students, you know that one of the rewards is seeing...

Video of AMATYC Keynote

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Challenge and Impasse

Video of AMATYC Keynote

Maria Andersen 14 January 2017

Here is the video of the AMATYC Keynote, Learning Math is Not a Spectator Sport.

Celebrate the Errors in Math Practice

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Challenge and Impasse

Celebrate the Errors in Math Practice

Maria Andersen 11 January 2017

Dear math students, As you work through your mathematics practice, I’m going to challenge you to embrace making errors in an...

The Deliberate Practice Experiment

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Curiosity and Exploration

The Deliberate Practice Experiment

Maria Andersen 7 January 2017

For some inspiration to try a more active approach to learning, I thought I would share a...

Write an Operating System for Your Brain

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Personal Learning

Write an Operating System for Your Brain

Maria Andersen 1 January 2017

Let’s face it. We all have to interact with organizations and systems of relationships in which we...

To Focus on Learning, Use Words Not Section Numbers

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UDL

To Focus on Learning, Use Words Not Section Numbers

Maria Andersen 30 December 2016

Since many faculty are now approaching that time when syllabi get written and course shells get built,...

The Four Processors: A Neogeneralist Problem?

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Uncategorised

The Four Processors: A Neogeneralist Problem?

Maria Andersen 22 December 2016

My husband has been joking for years that my brain has 4 processors. He says I can’t...

Clickety Click Click: Awful Measures for Learning

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Learning Analytics

Clickety Click Click: Awful Measures for Learning

Maria Andersen 20 December 2016

I feel a little inspired by Sam Ford’s post The Year We Talk About Our Awful Metrics....

The Importance of Findability for Learners

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eLearning

The Importance of Findability for Learners

Maria Andersen 16 December 2016

How do you feel when you go to find information on a website, and you just can’t...

Learners Need to Focus on Errors

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Metacognition

Learners Need to Focus on Errors

Maria Andersen 9 December 2016

Let’s move on to the excellent article It’s Not How Much; It’s How: Characteristics of Practice Behavior and Retention of...

Learning Math is Not a Spectator Sport

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Challenge and Impasse

Learning Math is Not a Spectator Sport

Maria Andersen 4 December 2016

In November, I gave the keynote at the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) Conference in...

Why high contextual interference?

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Edge of Learning

Why high contextual interference?

Maria Andersen 3 December 2016

This week I followed a hunch and, with the help of a friend who is a music...

Recorded Webinar: Teaching Math in 2020

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Future of Learning

Recorded Webinar: Teaching Math in 2020

Maria Andersen 1 December 2016

Just realized I never shared this webinar video from 2014 (you know, back when 2020 still seemed...

Strategies for Escaping the Echo Chamber

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Impact of Social Media

Strategies for Escaping the Echo Chamber

Maria Andersen 29 November 2016

After the 2016 U.S. election ended, we all got a rude awakening to just how bad the...

Why Random Practice is Important

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Classroom Teaching

Why Random Practice is Important

Maria Andersen 28 November 2016

As educators, we often find ourselves in the uncomfortable position of trying to explain why students don’t...

Lean in to the Discomfort

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Interaction

Lean in to the Discomfort

Maria Andersen 22 November 2016

When you walk in to a room full of people, choose someone who seems the most different...

AMATYC Keynote Notes: Durable Learning

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Uncategorised

AMATYC Keynote Notes: Durable Learning

Maria Andersen 22 November 2016

In the 2016 AMATYC keynote, I covered three main themes: Interaction & Impasse Challenge & Curiosity Durable Learning...

AMATYC Keynote Notes: Challenge and Curiosity

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Uncategorised

AMATYC Keynote Notes: Challenge and Curiosity

Maria Andersen 21 November 2016

In the 2016 AMATYC keynote, I covered three main themes: Interaction & Impasse (last post) Challenge & Curiosity (this...

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