How technology should be used to redesign learning experiences based on cognitive research

Why have we been mostly unsuccessful in helping children meet learning outcomes? Our education practice is not learning science-based; it still relies on obsolete practices such as lectures to “transmit” information and a carrot-and-stick policy to motivate children. Trying to improve education without addressing this root problem means that we are investing in scaling an architecture that is fundamentally wrong and therefore creating even more inertia to moving towards a learning science-based education model. Impact on education Here are three ways in which learning science can impact education: Spiralling curriculum: Today’s curricula are mostly linear like checklists. But, in the coming decade, we will be using technology not to replicate offline experiences online but to redesign learning experiences from the first principles of cognitive research and provide up-to-date knowledge, social skills, and learning mindsets.