Todd Zakrajsek speaks about developing metacognition skills in our students.

Podcast notes

Todd Zakrajsek, Ph.D.

Todd speaks at TEDxUNC

Metacognition

• Todd’s two unusually low grades in college
• Our brain as a smart phone
• Working out our brains
• Multitasking
• Music, sleep, and exercise

Defining terms

Tools

• Asleep app on iOS
• Android white noise app
• Logitech wireless presenter

Help students draw less cognitive energy on exams by giving them a preview of what it will be like to take a test in your class

Anytime you’re surprised, stop and think about why you were surprised and what just happened.

Next steps

• Attend one of the Lilly Conferences
• Read one of Todd’s books
  • The New Science of Learning: How to Learn in Harmony with Your Brain
  • Learner-centered Teaching: Putting the Research on Learning into Practice
  • Todd agrees to come back to Teaching in Higher Ed later this year to share about his new book: Teaching for Learning: 101 Intentionally Designed Education Activities to Put Students on the Path to Success

Recommendations

Bonni recommends:

• Dropbox’s new commenting feature

Todd recommends:

• f.lux
• Forest app