The Novelty Effect

The Novelty Effect

This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. Researchers have been investigating the novelty effect for decades. It started in the 1930s at the Wawthorne Works factory. The factory wanted to see if changed the lighting improved productivity. It turns out…

Grammar checking with Linguix

Grammar checking with Linguix

Source: Linguix Free Writing Assistant Linguix is a grammar checker and more that is available as a Chrome extension and a website. As a Chrome extension, it is available for writing on various websites. I’m currently using it in the WordPress editor as I write this post. The extension and website do require an account…

Things take practice

Things take practice

This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. While I was working with a teacher a couple of months ago, I realized that we forget how hard it was for us to learn things. Think back to when you learned to…