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    Student Study Tip #2: Don’t Do What You’re Told
    Ian Gibbs
    • Apr 16
    • 3 min

    Student Study Tip #2: Don’t Do What You’re Told

    Washing machines are great, aren’t they? You choose the temperature, duration and spin-speed and, all being well, that’s what your...
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    Student Study Tip #1: Own It
    Ian Gibbs
    • Apr 16
    • 3 min

    Student Study Tip #1: Own It

    I used to have a classmate who could have won the Olympics at inventing excuses. Every single problem he had was somebody else’s fault....
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    Which Of These 5 Lifelong Learners Are You?
    Ian Gibbs
    • Apr 3
    • 3 min

    Which Of These 5 Lifelong Learners Are You?

    Lifelong Learning is in fashion. And why not? There’s something deeply satisfying about looking back and seeing how much you’ve...
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    Key Learning Techniques #3: Dual Coding
    Ian Gibbs
    • Mar 29
    • 2 min

    Key Learning Techniques #3: Dual Coding

    How good are you at drawing? Does your attempt at a horse look like… well, a horse? Or does it look more like a pig having a bad day?...
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    Key Learning Techniques #2: The Feynman Technique
    Ian Gibbs
    • Mar 28
    • 3 min

    Key Learning Techniques #2: The Feynman Technique

    In the mid-twentieth century, Richard Feynman was one of those rare theoretical physicists who was not only very knowledgeable of his...
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    Key Learning Techniques #1: The Ebbinghaus Method
    Ian Gibbs
    • Mar 25
    • 2 min

    Key Learning Techniques #1: The Ebbinghaus Method

    Until someone invents a way to download knowledge directly into our brains Matrix-style (I know Kung Fu) I’m relieved to say that the...
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    5 Ways to Start Strengthening Your Understanding of New Ideas
    Ian Gibbs
    • Mar 24
    • 3 min

    5 Ways to Start Strengthening Your Understanding of New Ideas

    We all know that practice makes perfect. But when practice isn’t an option, a good alternative is to vocalise. Whether you’re interested...
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    7 Ways To Ruin A Learning Club
    Ian Gibbs
    • Mar 23
    • 3 min

    7 Ways To Ruin A Learning Club

    It was Denis Waitley who said “Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour,...
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    3 Examples of Learning Clubs
    Ian Gibbs
    • Mar 22
    • 5 min

    3 Examples of Learning Clubs

    If you’re not familiar with Learning Clubs, the concept can seem a bit nebulous. In an attempt to rectify this, here are 3 examples that...
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    8 Tips For Starting A Learning Club
    Ian Gibbs
    • Mar 21
    • 2 min

    8 Tips For Starting A Learning Club

    I wouldn’t say that all companies should have a learning club. But I would say that everyone should be a member of one. A learning club...
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    7 Benefits of Learning Clubs
    Ian Gibbs
    • Mar 18
    • 3 min

    7 Benefits of Learning Clubs

    You know there are things you could do better. But there never seems to be the opportunity, the motivation or the pressure to do...
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    Why You Need A Personal Learning Strategy (Part 2 of 4)
    Ian Gibbs
    • Mar 9
    • 3 min

    Why You Need A Personal Learning Strategy (Part 2 of 4)

    (This blog is a continuation of Part 1) In Part 2, we look at the first half of what makes up a PLS. There are four parts to a Personal...
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    Why You Need A Personal Learning Strategy (Part 1 of 4)
    Ian Gibbs
    • Mar 8
    • 2 min

    Why You Need A Personal Learning Strategy (Part 1 of 4)

    At the end of last year, I decided to launch my own podcast: The Learnability Show. The only problem was I had no idea how to do it. I...
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    Do You Know These 5 'Handy' Mnemonics?
    Ian Gibbs
    • Mar 7
    • 3 min

    Do You Know These 5 'Handy' Mnemonics?

    Q: What do the days in a month, a screw’s thread, the nine-times table, an electric motor and learning techniques all have in common? A:...
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    3 Things I Wish I Had Known Before I Started University
    Ian Gibbs
    • Mar 3
    • 4 min

    3 Things I Wish I Had Known Before I Started University

    I had a tough time at university. Although I diligently attend all my lectures, although I copied down everything the lecturer wrote and...
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    Why Learning is counterintuitive
    Ian Gibbs
    • Mar 2
    • 2 min

    Why Learning is counterintuitive

    If you give a class of students (let’s call them Class A) a chapter to study for three days in a row, by the end of Day 3, their attitude...
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    Why I’m passionate about PLS
    Ian Gibbs
    • Mar 1
    • 3 min

    Why I’m passionate about PLS

    I wasn’t the ‘brightest’ of kids at school. I was good at Art. I could keep my head above water with Maths and Science. But everything...
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    Ian Gibbs
    • Mar 2, 2021
    • 1 min

    Are You Reading in the Shallow End?

    😲 If someone thought they could learn to swim just by reading a book, they would be in for an unpleasant surprise when they jumped in...
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    Acknowledging your limits
    Ian Gibbs
    • Dec 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    Acknowledging your limits

    Roger had an old Mark 1 Ford Escort. He considered it a classic. His wife, Lisa, considered it a wreck. It was always having problems....
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