Archive - Michelle Miller's R3 Newsletter

R3 3.6 July 1, 2025 New Book and Podcast Roundup; Reflection on the Future of Tech-Enhanced Education

Three of 2025's best reads on pedagogy, a few podcasts to catch up on, and looking ahead to where online, hybrid, and technology-enhanced teaching might…

Jul 1 •

Michelle Miller, Ph.D.

May 2025

R3 3.5 May 21, 2025 Reflection on Bloom's Taxonomy

Is the familiar learning pyramid useful, accurate, neither, or both?

May 21 •

Michelle Miller, Ph.D.

April 2025

R3 3.4 April 16, 2025 AI Podcast Queue; New Article on the Learning Styles Fallacy

A fresh take on learning styles uncovers just how deep the problems run within the research literature

Apr 16 •

Michelle Miller, Ph.D.

March 2025

R3 3.3 March 21, 2025: AI Resource Roundup; Neuroscience of Critical Thinking

What happens in the brain when people resist the temptation to fall back on their pre-existing assumptions – and what might that tell us about the way…

Mar 21 •

Michelle Miller, Ph.D.

February 2025

R3 3.2 February 24, 2025 Cognitive Offloading, Cognitive Abilities, and AI

What new research says (and does not say) about impacts of using generative AI on critical thinking.

Feb 24 •

Michelle Miller, Ph.D.

R3 3.2 Audio: February 24, 2025 Cognitive Offloading, Cognitive Abilities, and AI

First attempt at an audio version of my latest post!

Feb 24 •

Michelle Miller, Ph.D.

January 2025

R3 3.1 January 23, 2025 What If It Never Happened? Learning Through Counterfactual Reasoning

One way to promote critical thinking in a discipline is to ask students to envision what would have happened if crucial events had unfolded just a bit…

Jan 23 •

Michelle Miller, Ph.D.

December 2024

R3 2.19 December 17, 2024: Year in Review

Trends, themes, and looking ahead to what 2025 might be like

Dec 17, 2024 •

Michelle Miller, Ph.D.

November 2024

R3 2.18 November 22, 2024 Do Rewards Make Hard Work Less Tiring?

Offering incentives for fast, accurate performance may help people stay energized and focused while they are doing attention-demanding work.

Nov 22, 2024 •

Michelle Miller, Ph.D.

R3 Special Book Release Issue: November 12, 2024

Today marks the debut of my new short book, A Teacher’s Guide to Learning Student Names: Why You Should, Why It’s Hard, How You Can.

Nov 12, 2024 •

Michelle Miller, Ph.D.

October 2024

R3 2.17 October 25, 2024 Performance in Online Classes May Go Up When Cameras are On – But Anxiety Does Too

A head-to-head comparison of test scores, multitasking, appearance anxiety, and social presence reveals some surprising (and unsurprising) effects of…

Oct 25, 2024 •

Michelle Miller, Ph.D.

R3 2.16 October 4, 2024 Transferable Skills, Engaged Students? Scaffolding, JiTT, and Success in a Required-But-Intimidating Course

Redesigning a cognitive psychology course to highlight skills students will use in the future may raise performance - especially for the students who…

Oct 4, 2024 •

Michelle Miller, Ph.D.

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