‘If we could learn to not be fooled’: Educational psychology professor wins grant to fight misinformation

Vidya Raja

6 Reasons Why Art Education is Crucial for Your Kid’s Growth

Many educators have argued that visual learning is better for students of all ages and abilities.

However, what does this mean in practice?

1. Retention of Information

The traditional learning model relies on hearing lectures and reading books to absorb information. Because of loads of content and their complexities, the information goes to the brain’s short-term memory. The constant switching between listening and reading makes it even more difficult to retain…

From Prints to NFTs: The Photograph’s Journey Through the Digital Age

The Literate Lawyer

Lawyers failing to become multi-literate. Specifically, they lack the visual literacy needed to interpret much of today's communication.

Picture power

Published September 13, 2021 by Charlotte Hacking Learning and Programmes Director, CLPE

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• Far too many times, I’ve been in a bookshop or a school and heard adults persuade a child away from a picture book and encouraged them to read ‘something more appropriate’.…

Date:

September 30, 2020

Source:

Binghamton University

Summary:

The coronavirus pandemic has shifted many of our interactions online, with Zoom video calls replacing in-person classes, work meetings, conferences and other events. Will all that screen time damage our vision? Maybe not. It turns out…

Understanding why some children enjoy TV more than others

Date:

August 5, 2020

Source:

University of East Anglia

Summary:

New research shows that children's own temperament could be driving the amount of TV they watch. The research shows how the brain responses of 10-month-old babies watching a clip from Disney's Fantasia on…

Study helps to settle debate on roles of REM and non-REM sleep in visual learning

by Kerry Benson, Brown University…