Blended Learning What Is It? Even in the best classrooms, much of the time together is spent learning individually, listening to an instructor or guest speaker convey their knowledge of a subject. Blended learning (particularly one form called “flipped classroom”) aims to extract that part of the learning experience and place it outside [...]

Spaced Instruction What Is It? Spaced instruction is an approach to teaching and review that is based on memory research. It alternates short learning sessions with breaks, repeated over increasingly longer periods of time (e.g. 1 day, 2 days, 4 days, 8 days, etc). Each learning session includes some form of review of [...]

Case-Based Learning What Is It? Case-based learning focuses instruction around complex, real-life scenarios to expose learners to a variety of authentic examples and help them develop skills in analytical thinking and problem solving. It generally involves immersing learners in the details of the real world case study and then dissecting aspects of it, [...]