Week 5 Discussion

Learning Myths & Teaching Strategies

After reading Lessons for learning: How cognitive psychology informs classroom practice in Module 5: Lecture Materials & Resources, please respond and discuss the following.

1. Describe one of the myths about learning discussed by the authors that has shown to be false by research and how you either teach in a contrary manner or plan to in your teaching.
   
2. Pick one of the four outstanding teaching strategies given in this article and indicate how you will use it to enhance your teaching efficacy.
3. Describe an excuse that educators may use to avoid teaching based on research findings and provide a strong counter argument that none of your classmates have used.