Javier
@javiersa.bsky.social
Education and Instructional Design expert.
I love languages.
www.kognitivo.net
🇪🇸 español 🇬🇧 English 🇩🇪 Deutsch
🇫🇷 français 🇮🇹 italiano 🇯🇵 日本語
🏳️🌈🇮🇨
I love languages.
www.kognitivo.net
🇪🇸 español 🇬🇧 English 🇩🇪 Deutsch
🇫🇷 français 🇮🇹 italiano 🇯🇵 日本語
🏳️🌈🇮🇨
How do you teach empathy?
Hard skills fill your CV but it's often soft skills that lead to success. Science shows why we learn them differently. Spoiler: language learning is a mix.
www.kognitivo.net/p/hard-skill...
Hard skills fill your CV but it's often soft skills that lead to success. Science shows why we learn them differently. Spoiler: language learning is a mix.
www.kognitivo.net/p/hard-skill...
November 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
How do you teach empathy?
Hard skills fill your CV but it's often soft skills that lead to success. Science shows why we learn them differently. Spoiler: language learning is a mix.
www.kognitivo.net/p/hard-skill...
Hard skills fill your CV but it's often soft skills that lead to success. Science shows why we learn them differently. Spoiler: language learning is a mix.
www.kognitivo.net/p/hard-skill...
Is learning a language similar to learning how to play a sport?
October 22, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Is learning a language similar to learning how to play a sport?
The instructional power of analogies
Ever explained something by saying “it’s like…”? Discover why analogies are one of teaching’s most powerful tools and how the right one can make complex ideas unforgettable.
www.kognitivo.net/p/analogies
Ever explained something by saying “it’s like…”? Discover why analogies are one of teaching’s most powerful tools and how the right one can make complex ideas unforgettable.
www.kognitivo.net/p/analogies
The instructional power of analogies
Ever explained something by saying “it’s like…”? Discover why analogies are one of teaching’s most powerful tools and how the right one can make complex ideas unforgettable.
www.kognitivo.net
October 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The instructional power of analogies
Ever explained something by saying “it’s like…”? Discover why analogies are one of teaching’s most powerful tools and how the right one can make complex ideas unforgettable.
www.kognitivo.net/p/analogies
Ever explained something by saying “it’s like…”? Discover why analogies are one of teaching’s most powerful tools and how the right one can make complex ideas unforgettable.
www.kognitivo.net/p/analogies
Not all storytelling is focused on learning.
Take the Iliad:
Take the Iliad:
October 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Not all storytelling is focused on learning.
Take the Iliad:
Take the Iliad:
Learning is not an action.
September 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Learning is not an action.
You can tell ChatGPT was made by US Americans because it praises every sentence you type, even the dumb ones: “That’s a great question!” Honey, I know it wasn’t, just give me the answer.
If it were made by Germans:
“Can you help me write an email?”
“Nein.”
If it were made by Germans:
“Can you help me write an email?”
“Nein.”
August 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
You can tell ChatGPT was made by US Americans because it praises every sentence you type, even the dumb ones: “That’s a great question!” Honey, I know it wasn’t, just give me the answer.
If it were made by Germans:
“Can you help me write an email?”
“Nein.”
If it were made by Germans:
“Can you help me write an email?”
“Nein.”
Where does the AI-calculator analogy truly break down?
With LLMs, skill erosion happens by default unless they're used with intent. Even so-called “higher-order thinking” depends on the skills being eroded, so the idea of “making room” for it falls apart.
www.kognitivo.net/p/ai-calcula...
With LLMs, skill erosion happens by default unless they're used with intent. Even so-called “higher-order thinking” depends on the skills being eroded, so the idea of “making room” for it falls apart.
www.kognitivo.net/p/ai-calcula...
August 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Where does the AI-calculator analogy truly break down?
With LLMs, skill erosion happens by default unless they're used with intent. Even so-called “higher-order thinking” depends on the skills being eroded, so the idea of “making room” for it falls apart.
www.kognitivo.net/p/ai-calcula...
With LLMs, skill erosion happens by default unless they're used with intent. Even so-called “higher-order thinking” depends on the skills being eroded, so the idea of “making room” for it falls apart.
www.kognitivo.net/p/ai-calcula...
Here’s how I became fluent in German in just 3 months:
- I didn’t :’)
- It was more like 5 years!!
- I sounded stupid in German for 4.9 years
- I nearly quit every other month
Real learning is messy. It takes time and effort. Don’t trust marketing claims!
- I didn’t :’)
- It was more like 5 years!!
- I sounded stupid in German for 4.9 years
- I nearly quit every other month
Real learning is messy. It takes time and effort. Don’t trust marketing claims!
July 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Here’s how I became fluent in German in just 3 months:
- I didn’t :’)
- It was more like 5 years!!
- I sounded stupid in German for 4.9 years
- I nearly quit every other month
Real learning is messy. It takes time and effort. Don’t trust marketing claims!
- I didn’t :’)
- It was more like 5 years!!
- I sounded stupid in German for 4.9 years
- I nearly quit every other month
Real learning is messy. It takes time and effort. Don’t trust marketing claims!
🎉 I'm very happy 🎉 to announce that I’ve started a NEW BLOG! 🥳
It's called ✨KOGNITIVO✨ and it's about the Science of Learning!
My last article is on “Retrieval practice”, one of the best ways to learn according to science.
I’m sure you'll find it interesting!
👉 open.substack.com/pub/kognitiv...
It's called ✨KOGNITIVO✨ and it's about the Science of Learning!
My last article is on “Retrieval practice”, one of the best ways to learn according to science.
I’m sure you'll find it interesting!
👉 open.substack.com/pub/kognitiv...
May 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🎉 I'm very happy 🎉 to announce that I’ve started a NEW BLOG! 🥳
It's called ✨KOGNITIVO✨ and it's about the Science of Learning!
My last article is on “Retrieval practice”, one of the best ways to learn according to science.
I’m sure you'll find it interesting!
👉 open.substack.com/pub/kognitiv...
It's called ✨KOGNITIVO✨ and it's about the Science of Learning!
My last article is on “Retrieval practice”, one of the best ways to learn according to science.
I’m sure you'll find it interesting!
👉 open.substack.com/pub/kognitiv...
In most languages, "hope" is something you "have", like a possession. But in French you can also "guard" it, like a letter you never send but always carry. In German, you can "draw" it, like water from a deep well. And in Japanese you can "embrace" it, like a baby in your arms. Beautiful, isn’t it?
April 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM
In most languages, "hope" is something you "have", like a possession. But in French you can also "guard" it, like a letter you never send but always carry. In German, you can "draw" it, like water from a deep well. And in Japanese you can "embrace" it, like a baby in your arms. Beautiful, isn’t it?
Guía para visitar cualquier ciudad italiana 🇮🇹
1) Empieza siempre por la Piazza del Duomo.
2) Busca cualquier cosa que se llame Vittorio Emanuele (calle/galería/monumento). Te va a gustar.
3) Mantente alejado de la stazione.
(1/2)
1) Empieza siempre por la Piazza del Duomo.
2) Busca cualquier cosa que se llame Vittorio Emanuele (calle/galería/monumento). Te va a gustar.
3) Mantente alejado de la stazione.
(1/2)
April 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Guía para visitar cualquier ciudad italiana 🇮🇹
1) Empieza siempre por la Piazza del Duomo.
2) Busca cualquier cosa que se llame Vittorio Emanuele (calle/galería/monumento). Te va a gustar.
3) Mantente alejado de la stazione.
(1/2)
1) Empieza siempre por la Piazza del Duomo.
2) Busca cualquier cosa que se llame Vittorio Emanuele (calle/galería/monumento). Te va a gustar.
3) Mantente alejado de la stazione.
(1/2)
Recuerdo cuando visité el Mt. Saint-Michel. Qué maravilla 😍
March 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Recuerdo cuando visité el Mt. Saint-Michel. Qué maravilla 😍
¿A que no sabéis qué ciudad italiana es esta? 😌
March 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
¿A que no sabéis qué ciudad italiana es esta? 😌
Quiero volver a Tokio 🥹
March 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Quiero volver a Tokio 🥹
Esta es una de mis fotos favoritas. A ver si sabéis dónde fue sacada 🤭 Pista: no es en España.
March 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Esta es una de mis fotos favoritas. A ver si sabéis dónde fue sacada 🤭 Pista: no es en España.
Las fotos a contraluz en realidad son las mejores.
February 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Las fotos a contraluz en realidad son las mejores.
Flipa con los paisajes de Gran Canaria 😱
February 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Flipa con los paisajes de Gran Canaria 😱
La hora mágica en Playa del Inglés ✨
February 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
La hora mágica en Playa del Inglés ✨
Esta foto tan chuli es un bonito recuerdo de cuando visité Ronda en septiembre 😍
February 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Esta foto tan chuli es un bonito recuerdo de cuando visité Ronda en septiembre 😍
In French, "promises" are something you "hold", like a torch that must continue burning, whereas in English, you "keep" them, like a diary that shouldn’t be forgotten. But in Japanese, you "protect" them, like a treasure. Don’t languages make you see the world differently?
February 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In French, "promises" are something you "hold", like a torch that must continue burning, whereas in English, you "keep" them, like a diary that shouldn’t be forgotten. But in Japanese, you "protect" them, like a treasure. Don’t languages make you see the world differently?
La Playa de las Canteras (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) es oficialmente mi playa favorita.
February 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
La Playa de las Canteras (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) es oficialmente mi playa favorita.
Gran Canaria es impresionante 😱
February 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Gran Canaria es impresionante 😱
Cómo nos gusta una sesión de fotos en el Balcón del Mediterráneo. #Benidorm #BenidormFest #BenidormFest2025
February 3, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Cómo nos gusta una sesión de fotos en el Balcón del Mediterráneo. #Benidorm #BenidormFest #BenidormFest2025