Informal learning - photo of sad man

Informal Learning

Years ago, at a networking event, run by Refer On and John Welburn, I connected with Dexter Moscow, who helped make QVC

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How do you measure up? - photo of blackboard

How do you measure up?

How can you tell if you really know your stuff for the exam? Well, you’ve got to test yourself, obviously. But how

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Matthew Effect - photo of child reading to teddies

Heard of the Matthew Effect?

An expression coined in 1968, by psychologist, Robert Merton, it refers to the tendency for early advantage to augment over time. It’s

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Study Skills And Motivation Count More Than IQ - photo of team work

Study Skills And Motivation Count More Than IQ

It’s official! Study Skills And Motivation Matter More Than IQ to a person’s ability to learn. Educational programs focusing on students’ motivation

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A long-forgotten technique for remembering stuff. Photo of student asleep

A long forgotten technique for remembering stuff

A lot of people are so focused on getting the information into their heads, they don’t pay enough attention to keeping it

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Giving it the swerve. Photo of grass snake.

Giving it the swerve!

Having to swerve and brake violently to avoid running over my second snake when cycling by the river, I was curious to know

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