The Learning Scientists Podcast

Episode 59 - Neurodiversity in Education

Episode 58 - Bite-Size Research on Delayed and Immediate Feedback in the Classroom

In this bite-size research episode, Megan discusses research on delayed vs. immediate feedback in the classroom.

Episode 57 - Using the Science of Learning in Organizations

In Episode 57, Cindy interviews Kathryn Desmarais, a Senior Director of Global Education Solutions at Johnson & Johnson.

Episode 56 - A Conversation on Researchers and Teachers Working Together

In Episode 56, Cindy interviews Andrew Watson (@AndrewWatsonTTB), author of The Goldilocks Map and founder of Translate the Brain.

Episode 55 - An Interview with Two Students Focused on Inclusivity in Education

In episode 55, Carolina interviews two students who have been heavily involved in inclusivity in education, Ally Lloyd and Anna Gallagher. Together, they co-lead The Luna Project. Their goal is to increase awareness and support of young people with chronic illnesses disabilities and long-term health conditions.

Episode 54 - An Interview with the Co-Founders of Podsie

In Episode 54, Megan interviews Josh Ling and Jesse Mao, the co-founders of Podsie. Podsie is a nonprofit organization, and its mission is to empower teachers and improve student learning by providing free access to evidence-based learning techniques.

Episode 53 - An interview with Applied Linguist and Author Alex Poole

In Episode 53, Althea interviews applied linguist and author of Learning a Foreign Language: Understanding the Fundamentals of Linguistics, Alex Poole.

Episode 52 - Two University Students Share Their Experiences with Online Learning During A Pandemic

In Episode 52, Carolina interviews two of her students, Ellie Brownlie and Alicja Turek, about their experiences with online learning.

Episode 51 - An Interview with Memory Expert Boris Konrad

In Episode 51, Cindy interviews memory expert Boris Konrad (@borisnkonrad).

Episode 50 - Metacognitive Monitoring of Adolescents and Young Adults

In today’s episode, Althea covers a paper about metacognitive monitoring and differences between adolescents (ages 11-12) and traditional university-aged adults (ages 18-25) when using different learning strategies.

Episode 49 - Learning Styles and Dual Coding

In today’s episode, Megan and Althea cover a paper that tests learning styles and dual coding theories within one experiment.

Episode 48 - Prevalence-Induced Concept Change

In today’s episode, Cindy talks about prevalence-induced concept change and implications for society and the classroom!

Episode 47 - Emergency Distance Learning

In this episode, Megan shares her current thoughts about the pivot to distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Episode 46 - The Application of Research with Pooja Agarwal

In today’s episode, Cindy interviews Pooja Agarwal (@PoojaAgarwal).

Episode 45 - Bite-Size Research on Seductive Details

In this bite-size research episode, Carolina discusses research on seductive details—the details we include in our teaching that are not necessarily relevant for understanding the topic but make the lesson more interesting.

Episode 44 - Literacy and Making Mistakes with Kristen McQuillan

In this episode, Cindy Nebel interviews Kristen McQuillan, her student in the Vanderbilt EdD program in Leadership and Learning in Organization. Kristen is a director at TNTP, a non-profit organization that helps schools reach goals for students. Cindy and Kristen talk about learning mistakes in literacy.

Episode 43 - Evidence-based Strategies and the Whole Learning Process

In this episode, Megan and Althea discuss a listener question about the focus on evidence-based strategies and other important aspects of the whole learning process.

Episode 42 - Bite-Size Research on Attention and Retrieval Practice

In this bite-size research episode, Althea describes a study about how attention affects learning with retrieval practice when students are studying on their own by Neil Mulligan and Milton Picklesimer (2016).

Episode 41 - Feedback with Dr. Naomi Winstone

In this episode, Carolina Keupper-Tetzel interviews Dr. Naomi Winstone (@DocWinstone) an expert in assessment and feedback.

Episode 40 - Memorizing Facts vs Using Information with Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath

In this episode, Cindy Nebel interviews Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath (@JCHorvath), neuroscientist and educator affiliated with University of Melbourne and author of Stop Talking Start Influencing: 12 Insights From Brain Science to Make Your Message Stick. During the interview, they discuss how we take information in, and how do we use it, or transfer it to new situations.

Episode 39 - Bite-Size Research on Awareness of Evidence-Based Practice

In this Bite-Size Research Episode, Megan describes a paper by Kayla Morehead and colleagues (2016) about student and instructor knowledge about evidence-based study strategies.

Episode 38 - A (pseudo) Randomized Control Experiment about Teaching Effective Learning Strategies

In this episode, Megan and Cindy talk about their massive research project at Washburn University investigating the effectiveness of an intervention to teach first-year college students effective study strategies.

Episode 37 - Bite-Size Research on Learning to Learn Effectively

In this episode, Megan describes a paper by Dr. Jennifer McCabe investigating whether students understand what learning strategies are most effective, and whether we can teach this to students.

Episode 36 - Carolina's Research on CPD and Service Learning

In this episode, Megan and Carolina chat about Carolina's CPD research, her Service Learning projects, and the TILE network.

Episode 35 - Implementing Effective Strategies

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Episode 34 - An Introduction to our Team in 2019!

Listen as Megan, Cindy, Althea, and Carolina discuss our workshops during our England 2019 tour, and the excitement around talking with teachers about the science of learning.

Episode 33 - Bite-Size Research on Using Laptops to Take Notes

In this bite-size research episode, Megan covers a research article that finds taking notes by hand to lead to more learning than taking notes on laptops.

Episode 32 - Attention, Learning, and Memory with Althea Kaminske

In this episode, Megan interviews Dr. Althea Kaminske, the newest member of the Learning Scientists and Assistant Professor at St. Bonaventure University in New York.

Episode 31 - Bite-Size Research on Retrieval Practice and Complex Content

This is a bite-size research episode, where we briefly describe research findings on a specific topic. This week, Yana talks research findings about the benefits of retrieval practice when learning complex materials.

Episode 30 - Learning and Applying Medical Knowledge with MD PhD student Alexander Chamessian

In this episode, Yana interviews Alexander Chamessian, an MD PhD student who has been consistently utilizing evidence-based learning strategies.