by Ruth Bomar | Mar 12, 2014 | Blog, Universal Design in Learning
UDL is short for Universal Design in Learning. This term was coined by educational researchers (Meyer & Rose) at the Center for Applied Special Technologies (CAST). The concept of Universal Design in Learning stems from Universal Design in architecture, an idea...
by Ruth Bomar | Mar 11, 2014 | Blog, My PhD Journey or How to study like a pro
Why do I attend conferences? Conferences cost money. There’s the airfare, the hotel, meals, ground transportation and then there is the registration at the conference. This all adds up. So why do it? I go to conferences to present. I personally enjoy public...
by Ruth Bomar | Mar 11, 2014 | Blog, Resiliency
We love a good story and if it is about people who find success in spite of tremendous odds, we applaud even more and shed a tear. Researchers have been investigating this human trait they have named resiliency for several decades. One seminal work of resilience was...
by Ruth Bomar | Feb 2, 2014 | Study Routines
Research tells us that brain connections increase as we interact with our environment. That makes sense. Our environment influences us. The more involved we are with events, activities and people around us the more we learn and the more intelligent we become. Here is...
by Ruth Bomar | Jan 30, 2014 | Blog
Stress can detract from effective comprehension and sabotage memory. Today’s video blog on My Journey to my PhD, I look at the role of organization in stress management. Watch me video and study like a pro. Click on this title: Stress in studying.
