1. Spaced Learning What is it and why use it?

2. Spaced Learning It is about converting short term memory into long term It is useful because It offers techniques for revision It offers us a way of building our retention- as modular exams are being replaced by end of course final assessment- this is even more important

3. What is so different about a spaced learning session It has to be prescribed into 3 separate sessions or ‘inputs’ separated by 10 minute activities that have absolutely no linkage to your task or unit of study. So get ready for some pretty strange activities in the course of the day.

4. What does it look like? Input 1- teacher gives a large body of information! Input 2- student recall of what they have learnt Input 3- focus on understand- fill the gaps from input 2 Each input interspersed with 10 minute activities Rapid structured repetition improves the long term memory

5. Don’t tell me; it’s on the tip of my tongue! Retrieval of information is an issue for us all. Normally it can be resolved with a few minutes thought but for some people they can have profound issues of retrieval We are not focusing on people with trauma or who have conditions that impact on this but for most of us it is a matter of training our neural pathways

6. Creating strong neural pathways Based on the work of R Douglas Fields His research into ‘switching on’ pathways to create memories has been at the base of spaced learning

7. Its not about multiple exercises Timing is everything They found out that it was not a matter of repletion but the timing of the gaps between stimulation to the neurons So this is what is going to happen to you

8. Quick and pacey information- almost overload! The first delivery is high teacher led Second more student and some teacher input Third almost exclusively student led INPUT 1-PRESENTING INFORMATION INPUT 2 –RECALLING INFORMATION INPUT 3-UNDERSTANDING INFORMATION

9. What will you get from the day Everything or nothing! As with anything you have to ‘buy-in’ If you do you will have incredibly powerful revision techniques Really strong ways of retaining information and dealing with issues of concentration It can only work when you are working with it