The vast majority of virtual agent platforms today are capable of learning a finite number of customer problems, such as "I want to return my shoes" or "book flights to Miami." The technology behind ...

Use some of the following techniques to incorporate Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (Mayer, 2005) into your videos. The use of on-screen text or symbols to highlight important information.

A new special report from Inside Higher Ed, “ The Reckoning: Training Authentically Skilled Graduates in the Age of ...

As the practice of surgery evolves, the modalities by which future surgeons are trained must also develop. Traditionally, surgical trainees have learned through a mentorship model, with the majority ...

Both the Feb. 1 and Feb. 8, 2012, issues of Education Week carried pieces with important implications for curriculum and, in particular, the role of cognitive education. A Commentary on Feb. 1, “The ...

A name can matter a lot. When social science researchers wanted to make a distinction between how students approached different aspects of the learning process, they coined the somewhat awkward term ...

We investigated what a cognitive framework for measuring classroom teaching could reveal about (a) the impact of a professional development (PD) program on teaching practices and (b) the relationship ...

With the implementation of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy, as well as the onset of the C3 framework from the National Council of Social Studies, social studies ...

The ability to learn from experience is of central importance to human existence. It allows us to acquire many of the skills we need to complete a wide variety of complicated, multi-step tasks in an ...

Sex is a wonderful thing that has potentially life-altering consequences—particularly for teens. Teen pregnancy can derail educational opportunities. Sexually transmitted diseases from unprotected sex ...