So much of what happens in the process of learning and instruction is obscured from view. Much like the effects of a convincing illusion, what we think we see when we observe instruction is often far from the reality. Join three leading experts in the science of learning as they explore ten instructional illusions through the lens of educational psychology, cognitive science, and instructional design. Together, they will consider how such illusions operate, unmask their true natur...

Whoever wishes to know how great is the power which the charm of music can exercise over humanity must visit one of Boris Lensky's concerts. Boris Lensky! The name in itself has a legendary sound--a magic fascination surrounds the man and his violin. For every one who has attended one of his concerts, the longing, listening expression on the faces of the women who hear him is something which remains forever interwoven in remembrance with the complaining sweetness of his art. The best and n...

Elizabeth Kirschner’s fourth collection of poetry is an honest and poignant exploration of surviving an abusive childhood, exploring the inner landscapes of memory through stunning imagery and voice.

A very funny yet heartfelt sibling story about Yom Kippur apologies, just right for high holiday sharing.Benji's older brother, Aaron, is fasting on Yom Kippur for the first time, and doing plenty of bragging about being more grown-up than his little brother. It's so irritating to Benji that he decides to rub his own eating in Aaron's face all day long—with a cream-cheese-scented burp during services, a mouth full of ice cream in the afternoon, and other attempts t...

Ten Steps to Complex Learning presents a path from an educational problem to a solution in a way that students, design practitioners, and researchers can understand and easily use. Students in the fields of instructional design and the learning sciences can use this book to broaden their knowledge of the design of training programs for complex learning. Practitioners can use this book as a reference guide to support their design of courses, curricula, or environments for complex l...

The definitive biography of the Jewish girl from New York who won the heart of frontier lawman Wyatt Earp: "Splendid." — The Wall Street JournalFor nearly fifty years, she was the common-law wife of Wyatt Earp: hero of the O.K. Corral and the most famous lawman of the Old West. Yet Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp has nearly been erased from Western lore. In this biography, the author of the acclaimed Sala's Gift brings Josephine out o...

How Learning Happens introduces 32 giants of educational research and their findings on how we learn and what we need to know to learn effectively, efficiently, and enjoyably. Many of these works have inspired researchers and teachers all around the world and have left a mark on how we teach today.Now updated to include a new section on Memory and Cognition with five new chapters, this revised second edition explores a selection of the key works on learning and teaching, c...

Learning and Development (L&D) programmes are too often based on fads, the latest trends or learning designers' personal preferences without critical evaluation. Evidence-Informed Learning Design allows learning professionals to move away from this type of approach by showing them how to assess and apply relevant scientific literature, learning science research and proven learning techniques to design their training in a way that will make a measurable difference to employ...

The classic guide to bringing out the best in people at their worst—fully updated for a world that’s meaner, nastier, and more polarized than everToday, new technologies, the increased role of social media, and the ubiquity of remote work have resulted in more polarized workplaces, the breakdown of social mores, and downright rude behavior. These days, it seems like there are more people we can’t stand—not fewer—and, too often, if we aren’t yelling at each other, w...

The Persistence of Racialization: Literature, Gender, and Ethnicity represents an attempt at unpacking the legacy of modern ideas of race initiated and established during the conquest of the Americas and their current relevance for literary criticism of ethnic writing, also known as minority writing. The book challenges ideas of a post-racial globalized world to question the tendency to devalue ethnic literary writing in general, and ethnic women’s productions in particular, by qu...

More Urban Myths About Learning and Education: Challenging Eduquacks, Extraordinary Claims, and Alternative Facts examines common beliefs about education and learning that are not supported by scientific evidence before using research to reveal the truth about each topic. The book comprises sections on educational approaches, curriculum, educational psychology, and educational policy, concluding with a critical look at evidence-based education itself. Does playing chess improve in...

At the fall of the Qin dynasty, survival begins with the hunt and ends with destiny rewritten. What starts as a struggle to feed a family draws him into the tides of history—where legends are born and empires awaken. With one blade and one fateful strike against the white serpent, an ordinary hunter steps into the shadow of kings, becoming the unseen force behind a dynasty's rise.