Chapter 13
Dr. David Wiley, Co-Founder, Chief Academic Officer
This chapter reviews Bloom’s classic 1984 article on the “2 sigma problem.” Personally, I find this article to be one of the most inspiring pieces of writing on education of all time. The article isn’t inspirational in a way […]
As part of Lumen’s commitment to continuously improving our course content and courseware, we’re excited to share that we have made several improvements to Lumen’s Waymaker Biology series. Our Biology series includes the following courses:
We’re excited to share that we recently released an updated version of Chemistry for Majors in our affordable and easy-to-use online homework manager, OHM. This update is part of our commitment to continuously improve our course materials to strengthen student learning.
The course content has been updated […]
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Chapter 6
Dr. David Wiley, Co-Founder, Chief Academic Officer
This chapter is about Ausbel’s 1960 paper on “advance organizers” (and no, it’s not “advanced organizers”). The key insight of this paper is that “the single most important factor influencing learning is what the learner already knows.” Or, as Kirschner […]
Bob Bodily, PhD, Director of Data Science & Research
In January of 2020, we started an experimental community-driven continuous improvement project with a few of our Waymaker courses. This was the continuous improvement process we followed:
We are thrilled to announce a new course coming to our catalog in early February: Abnormal Psychology. This course wouldn’t be possible without the dedicated team of subject matter experts, psychology faculty, and mental health professionals throughout the country that contributed their expertise in order […]
One of the bright spots for Lumen at the end of 2020 was being accepted into the Department of Defense’s Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP). We are excited about this partnership and the opportunity it presents for Lumen to engage military spouses in the creation and continuous improvement of our […]
