This course has been developed with Dr Derek Bruff from the University of Mississippi, USA, and Professor James M. Lang, the author of Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning, speaker, education consultant, USA. The course includes short videos, activities, and discussion prompts. It is part of a series on The Science Of Learning.
In this course you will learn:
- Why self-explanation helps to build cognitive skills;
- How to use peer instruction methodologies to include self-explanation activities in large classes;
- The importance of scaffolding self-explanation activities to get the best from novice students.

