If you're like most people, you've probably learned some piece of information and then, as soon as it didn't seem useful anymore, promptly forgot it. It takes a lot of effort to move knowledge from short-term memory to longer-term memory, where you can call on it over and over again. Today's conversation about germane load will give us tips for helping students do this more effectively.

This podcast is two of three discussions from Part 2 of Cognitive Load.

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Topics discussed:

1. What is germane load, and how can we design for it?
2. What it means to design good assignments (not Google-able, not AI-produced).
3. Keeping what we teach relevant to students’ own lives and helping them jump quickly to application and to areas where they are already emotionally and personally interested.