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<b>Apply these eight learning principles for more effective teaching</b> <p>As educators in the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, we are continuously challenged to keep our courses effective, engaging, relevant, and inclusive. The updated and expanded second edition of <i>How Learning Works</i> can help! It incorporates the latest research, provides a wider range of strategies, and adds a new principle to your toolkit. <p>Readers will find eight essential learning principles that distill the overwhelming research literature into: <ul> <li>Real-world teaching and learning scenarios</li> <li>Examples that reflect a diverse set of teaching environments and learner populations</li> <li>150 practical strategies you can apply to your teaching context</li> </ul> <p>With these practical, broadly applicable insights, you can: <ul> <li>Understand why your successful teaching approaches work</li> <li>Solve common teaching and learning problems</li> <li>Adapt your teaching to new modalities (e.g., online, hybrid) and challenges</li> <li>Ground your innovations in evidence-based practice</li> </ul> <p>Based on research from cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, education, anthropology, and more—this book <i>makes learning work</i>...for you and your students.