How To Increase Learning With Surprise!
Photo by Ben White on Unsplash Think of the last classroom you walked into or logged onto. What do you remember? If you are drawing a blank, we have a problem. If nothing stands out, there is an opportunity for change. We need surprise. Surprise tickles our brain into paying attention. Surprise wakes us up and reenergizes our minds. It gives us just the little bit of jolt necessary to keep learning. "Surprise can offer excellent support for learning. It helps focus, or re-focus attention and can stimulate problem solving." Jane Bozarth, Let Me Google That For You (LMGTFY) Surprise doesn't have to be big or expensive. There are many ways to build it in with little to no effort. Photo by Jukan Tateisi on Unsplash Start Differently Do you start classes with the agenda for…