Play should not be viewed as antithetical to learning; rather, it forms its very foundation.

Understanding the biological basis of consciousness or subjective experience is one of the most exciting and challenging projects of this century. For many reasons, an evolutionary approach to this ...

In today’s educational landscape, instruction has many forms. What’s known as traditional, face-to-face instruction is alive and well. But, like most fields, the field of education continuously ...

There's a large misalignment between what the public thinks and what the research says about student learning and effective teaching—and it has important implications for policy. It’s a set of ...

"Blended learning" means any form of learning that mixes methods, such as face-to-face coaching and self-paced, recorded and live, individual and group, etc. In this article, I will explore six key ...

The remarkable ability of cells in the brain to store and process information has fascinated scientists for centuries. To accomplish this feat, neurons must have mechanisms to generate both transient ...

Inside Higher Ed started “Inside Digital Learning” three years ago this month, with the goal of expanding our coverage of how technology is changing the nature of instruction and learning. We’ve built ...