Category Archives: Learning

Effect of a metacognitive scaffolding on self-efficacy, metacognition, and achievement in e-learning environments

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Giorgio Bertini

The object of the present research is to study the effects of a metacognitive scaffolding on metacognition, academic self-efficacy, and learning achievement in students with different cognitive styles in the Field Dependence-Independence (FDI) dimension when learning math content in an e-learning environment. Sixty-seven (67) … Continue reading →

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Trends shaping Talent development

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Giorgio Bertini

Leaders in the learning and talent development space discuss trends affecting the future of corporate training. While it’s relatively easy for competitors to implement technology similar to yours, duplicate your strategy, and even mimic your culture, they can’t clone your people. … Continue reading →

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Students learn better from books than screens

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Giorgio Bertini

Today’s students see themselves as digital natives, the first generation to grow up surrounded by technology like smartphones, tablets and e-readers. Teachers, parents and policymakers certainly acknowledge the growing influence of technology and have responded in kind. We’ve seen more … Continue reading →

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Technology Enhanced Learning: A-Z of apps

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Giorgio Bertini

Here are some apps and online tools we think you might find useful in your teaching and/or learning. We have included information about availability on iOS, Android, and the web, however, some apps are also available on additional platforms. All … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia in Education: Acculturation and Learning in Virtual Communities

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Giorgio Bertini

The present study investigates on the learning impact of utilizing Wikipedia’s community in education. Today, many instructors assign their students editing Wikipedia’s articles as part of their coursework. Participation in a cyber-community during an educational assignment exposes students to a … Continue reading →

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The Crowdsourced Guide to Learning

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Giorgio Bertini

In April 2015, FutureLearn invited people around the world to share their top study tips with us, to create The Crowdsourced Guide to Learning. We asked them why they start and continue to learn; how they organise their study and … Continue reading →

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Students, Computers and Learning – Making the Connection

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Giorgio Bertini

Are there computers in the classroom? Does it matter? Students, Computers and Learning: Making the Connection examines how students’ access to and use of information and communication technology (ICT) devices has evolved in recent years, and explores how education systems … Continue reading →

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What’s Our Vision for the Future of Learning?

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Giorgio Bertini

Educational institutions have to grasp that having enjoyed an historic monopoly as the go-to-guys for learning doesn’t mean they always will. As we gained control of our listening with the arrival of the mp3, so we will increasingly gain control … Continue reading →

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Students’ Learning with Effective Learning Techniques – New directions from Cognitive and Educational Psychology

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Giorgio Bertini

Many students are being left behind by an educational system that some people believe is in crisis. Improving educational outcomes will require efforts on many fronts, but a central premise of this monograph is that one part of a solution … Continue reading →

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Designing for Learning in an Open World

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Giorgio Bertini

The Internet and associated technologies have been around for almost twenty years. Networked access and computer ownership are now the norm. There is a plethora of technologies that can be used to support learning, offering different ways in which learners … Continue reading →