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…

Ambiguity leads to chaos

Ambiguity leads to chaos

This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. When I was young, I thought checklists and procedures were the providence of the old. Now, after a few years in the classroom and in education, I’ve found that keeping everything that needs…

The Five Hour Rule

The Five Hour Rule

This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. Several successful people, such as Oprah Winfrey, William Buffet, and Bill Gates, follow the five hour rule. The five hour rule is setting aside an hour every work day for deliberate learning. How…

Hope endures

Hope endures

This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. There was a study done in the 50s that found out that rats left unaided in water will drown in a few minutes because they feel hopeless. However, if they know there is…

Avoiding the bystander effect

Avoiding the bystander effect

This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this. The bystander effect occurs when there is a group of people witnessing an emergency situation, and each person believes someone else will intervene. The chance of someone intervening goes down the more people…

Martian perseverance

Martian perseverance

This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this.   On February 18, 2020, NASA landed the rover Perseverance on Mars. Half of all Mars missions end in failure, who knew it was so hard to land on a planet millions of…

Qlearly manages your bookmarks and tabs in Chrome, Firefox, and Opera

Qlearly manages your bookmarks and tabs in Chrome, Firefox, and Opera

Source: Qlearly – Modern Bookmarks and tabs manager Here’s another extension to help you manage your tabs and bookmarks in the browser. It borrows a little from the design of Trello, placing your tabs and bookmarks on boards, and each board can contain several columns. For the free service you can have a max of…