This document discusses leveraging educational technology tools for retrieval practice. It recommends using tools like flashcards, quizzes, and games to have students retrieve and recall information. Interleaving topics and spacing out practice is important. Failure during retrieval practice is also important for long-term memory and learning. The document provides an overview and keys to effective retrieval practice using technology tools.

1. LEVERAGE 3EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR
RETRIEVAL PRACTICE
Bonni Stachowiak
Associate Professor, Vanguard University
Host, Teaching in Higher Ed podcast

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3. JUNE 2014
127 EPISODES

5. RETRIEVAL
PRACTICE
IN ACTION
OVERVIEW TRY IT
KEYS TO
PRACTICE
BEHIND THE
SCENES
GUIDANCE OTHER TOOLS QUESTIONS

6. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT
LEARNING, WE
TYPICALLY FOCUS ON
GETTING INFORMATION
INTO STUDENTS’ HEADS.Pooja Agarwal

7. WHAT IF, INSTEAD, WE
FOCUS ON GETTING
INFORMATION
OUT OF STUDENTS’
HEADS?Pooja Agarwal

8. RETRIEVAL
PRACTICE
IN
ACTION

9. INTERLEAVINGSPACING FAILURE

10. AS WE USE OUR
MEMORIES, THE
THINGS WE RECALL
BECOME MORE
RECALLABLE.
Robert Bjork

20. texting @olca16 to (949) 485-4920

21. WHAT'S YOUR DEFINITION
OF RETRIEVAL PRACTICE?

22. WHAT IS IT CALLED IN
RETRIEVAL PRACTICE
WHEN YOU MIX UP THE
QUESTIONS/TOPIC AREAS?

23. WHY IS FAILURE
IMPORTANT IN RETRIEVAL
PRACTICE?

29. PollEv.com/drbs

30. WHICH RESEARCHER RUNS
A MEMORY LAB AT UCLA?

31. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
KEYS OF EFFECTIVE
RETRIEVAL PRACTICE?

32. WHAT ED TECH TOOL HAVE
WE NOT TRIED YET?

36. WHAT’S IT CALLED WHEN
YOU MIX UP THE
QUESTIONS IN RETRIEVAL
PRACTICE?

38. VARY
TOOLS
OVER-
COMMUNICATE
BUILD A
CULTURE

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40. #OLCAccelerate
Session Evaluations Contest
(As part of our "green" initiatives, OLC is no
longer using paper forms for session
evaluations.)
• Download and open OLC Conferences mobile
app
• Navigate to specific session to evaluate
• Click “Evaluate Session” at the bottom of
session details screen
• Complete session evaluation*
Each session evaluation completed (limited to one per session) = one contest entry
Five (5) $25 gift cards will be awarded to five (5) individuals
Must submit evals using the OLC Conferences mobile app or website
*Contact information required for contest entry but will not be shared
with the presenters.
Winners will be contacted post-conference.

41. LEVERAGE 3EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR
RETRIEVAL PRACTICE
Bonni Stachowiak
Associate Professor, Vanguard University
Host, Teaching in Higher Ed podcast