Awhile ago I made a blog post about a book I was reading by Heath and Heath entitled, "Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard." I am now reading another of their books called, "Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die." Both books are excellent reads on human nature when it comes to making things change or making things stick which apply to administrators and faculty alike to find ways to evolve a program's curriculum and teach courses in ways that students will remember the content.
Low and behold, the authors have now come out with a paper entitled "Teaching that Sticks" which is based on the six traits they identified and defined in their Stick book, namely: Simple, Unexpected, Concrete, Credible, Emotional, and Story. I am confident that if you read the article you will give some thought to the way you are teaching your classes and find new ways to deliver instruction that STICKS. Afterall, it is NOT the students fault that they do not retain or remember what it is you taught them to demonstrate on a quiz, exam or lab -- IT IS YOUR FAULT, like it or not. So read the article and see if it does not change your thinking on your teaching so that what you teach STICKS.
You may download the article at:
http://groups.haas.berkeley.edu/CTE/documents/Teaching%20That%20Sticks.pdf
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