reading

  • How to Choose Between the Kindle Scribe and the ReMarkable 2

    How to Choose Between the Kindle Scribe and the ReMarkable 2

    While you can take down notes on your phone, sometimes being able to pick up a pen and jot something down just makes more sense. You have a couple of choices for portable note-taking, including going old school and carrying around a notebook all the time—but if you want something a little bit lighter and…


  • How to Speed Read Without Forgetting Everything

    How to Speed Read Without Forgetting Everything

    Cramming for tests doesn’t work—scheduling consistent, serious study sessions is always a better idea. Sometimes, though, you’re in a rush to study; it happens to the best of us. And you can make the best of that by speed reading effectively. There are ways to skim that can still help you learn and retain some…


  • Use Inquiry-Based Learning to Stay Curious About What You’re Studying

    Use Inquiry-Based Learning to Stay Curious About What You’re Studying

    Teachers use a variety of methods to help students learn and retain material and we can find ways to modify those methods for independent studying, too. A great example of a widely-used pedagogical technique that is useful for studying with on your own is inquiry-based learning. What is inquiry-based learning? Inquiry-based learning takes place when…