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Imagine if you could learn anything. How would your life change if you could learn more quickly and retain knowledge more easily? Recent advances in cognitive science offer fascinating ways to increase your learning at any age. This course reveals proven strategies that can immediately improve your short- and long-term memory. In it, you'll explore the expansive terrain of human learning from many angles. Your guide is Dr. Joshua Eyler, an expert in the science of learning and evidence-based teaching practices. With him, you'll probe the biological, cognitive, and social aspects of learning before discussing strategies and techniques for improving your individual capacity to learn. You'll discover that the science of learning offers benefits across the various facets of your life. Throughout these twelve lectures, Dr. Eyler's multidisciplinary background shines through. He uses vivid examples to teach you tools for maximizing learning in any number of academic, professional, and social settings. Whatever your age or background, you'll find invaluable lessons to improve your learning in this series. Join in on this fun and illuminating look at how you can become a more skillful and well-rounded learner.

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Dr. Joshua Eyler, Ph.D., is an expert in the science of learning and in evidence-based teaching practices. He is the director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Rice University, where he also teaches the humanities. After receiving his B.A. in English from Gettysburg College, he earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in Medieval Studies from the University of Connecticut. He is the author of How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching. Dr. Joshua Eyler, Ph.D., is an expert in the science of learning and in evidence-based teaching practices. He is the director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Rice University, where he also teaches the humanities. After receiving his B.A. in English from Gettysburg College, he earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in Medieval Studies from the University of Connecticut. He is the author of How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching.

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