Here are some of the articles about learning that have caught my eye in the last couple of weeks:

Learning theory & design

Learning Styles: The Cognitive Side of Content by Johnny Holland http://j.mp/izrUDk

Infants Learn To Transfer Knowledge By 16 Months, OSU Study Finds http://j.mp/lPOAsG

Don’t show, don’t tell? The trade off between direct instruction and independent exploration. From MIT http://j.mp/myfIF0

Practising a little can make lasting impact on brain according to study from McMaster Uni. http://j.mp/kTz1Dz

4 Things I Can’t Stand About eLearning from w/ via @mylesrun http://j.mp/k517ZK

The BBC Learning Design Toolkit http://bit.ly/9DXvZ3

Ten ways to create a knowledge ecology from @euan http://j.mp/ktbENp

Game-based learning

Celebrity Calamity! – a game about financial literacy via @mcdanger http://j.mp/qBH8kj

Video Games Help Learning Difficulties – PC Advisor http://j.mp/jIJg55

Online Games & Interest-Driven Learning are Transformative for Today’s Young Learners by @constances http://htn.to/anmyvV

Video Games and Learning « Sam Pabón’s Ed-Tech Zone http://j.mp/juDIHp

Three Qualities That Make Video Games Better Teachers Than Teachers from EdReach http://j.mp/lNARUV

The British secretary for education Michael Gove and video games as a tool for learning http://ow.ly/5w90f

Teaching

Teaching Workshops Fail to Spur Learner-centered Teaching according to study by MSU http://j.mp/phPz2cl

Building a better maths teacher through learning more than they need. From University of Calgary http://j.mp/j7CAMk

MIT developed tool to help teachers share best practice. http://j.mp/kIMt16

Education policy

Speech from Michael Gove to Royal Society http://bit.ly/k6dZjb

Informal daycare may harm kids’ cognitive development, Chicago Uni study finds http://j.mp/jLBYP7 (pdf)

Supportive home learning experiences in the early years boost low-income children’s readiness for school. From NYU. http://j.mp/j3JmWs

Childbearing May Hinder Higher Education For Women according to The Earth Institute, Columbia University http://j.mp/lwqj12

STEM teaching should be as prominent as Maths and literacy according to National Academies report http://j.mp/l6KnSa

National Science Foundation (NSF) report offers Roadmap for Success in K-12 STEM Education. http://j.mp/mAK0uq

Special needs students and their teachers are the victims of a “muddled” approach to schooling, says Leicester Uni http://j.mp/qB5qcd

Lessons from @chrisbrogan http://j.mp/lVvmTf

BBC Online Industry Briefing: Knowledge and Learning Product http://bbc.in/jrZ0xc