Dynamic Learning: Mindmaps
April 28, 2025
The next in our popular Dynamic Learning series of Study Skills films is Mindmapping, a note-taking technique originally popularised by Tony Buzan in the 1970’s.
The next in our popular Dynamic Learning series of Study Skills films is Mindmapping, a note-taking technique originally popularised by Tony Buzan in the 1970’s.
Mindmapping is a note-taking technique combining text and graphics that research has shown can improve recall, understanding and help structure exam answers. And this short
The latest in our Dynamic Learning series of films aimed at helping students improve how they study looks at something that most of us experience
Most of us try to avoid doing things we don’t particularly like. But for students, research has shown procrastination can have particularly serious consequences, such
If procrastination is a problem, how do we prevent it? While the conventional advice is to focus on the future rewards of studying, this doesn’t
A major cause of procrastination is fear: Of failure. Of criticism. Of not reaching the high standards we’ve set for ourselves. But while it’s one
If you’ve ever returned somewhere and found your mind suddenly filled with memories, you’ve experienced what psychologists call context-dependent memory. Research has shown that our
Although there’s a long history of scientific research demonstrating the importance of sleep to memory, that’s not much comfort to students who find it difficult
Research has shown that when we learn new information we’ll have forgotten around 50% of it within a day and 75% of it after a
The 7th film in our Dynamic Learning Series designed to introduce students to a range of important ideas and skills related to the science of
