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Learning How to Learn Summary & Review: Switch Modes, Then Recall
Learning How to Learn summary: switch focused and diffuse modes, build a chunk with closed-book recall, and start in 25 minutes.
Read Summary →Alistair McConville
"The classroom voice of Learning How to Learn."
Alistair McConville is a British educator who helped translate Oakley and Sejnowski’s learning science into a voice a student can finish. He is the co-author who keeps Learning How to Learn short, pictured, and usable on a weeknight instead of as a course you never start.
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Focused vs diffuse
Spotlight then lantern. Alternate them on purpose.
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Learning How to Learn Summary & Review: Switch Modes, Then Recall
Learning How to Learn summary: switch focused and diffuse modes, build a chunk with closed-book recall, and start in 25 minutes.