Javier
@javiersa.bsky.social
Education and Instructional Design expert.
I love languages.
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I love languages.
www.kognitivo.net
🇪🇸 español 🇬🇧 English 🇩🇪 Deutsch
🇫🇷 français 🇮🇹 italiano 🇯🇵 日本語
🏳️🌈🇮🇨
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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.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Full article:
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This is an excerpt from my latest article on storytelling. If you're interested, take a look and consider subscribing to my newsletter: it's free!
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The cognitive science of storytelling
We remember stories better than bullets. But are characters and drama really needed to learn better? A guide to storytelling in education that keeps the focus on outcomes.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is an excerpt from my latest article on storytelling. If you're interested, take a look and consider subscribing to my newsletter: it's free!
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More on this topic: www.kognitivo.net/p/encoding
A practical guide to learning anything: how value drives encoding
Your brain won’t memorize because you asked nicely. It will when you quietly raise the cost of not knowing. Here’s how to do exactly that, so you can make learning stick on purpose.
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September 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Learning happens when the brain processes information by performing cognitive actions that require understanding of the information (such as summarizing, connecting or grouping information). Learning happens once those actions have been correctly performed, but it is not a distinct action by itself.
September 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Learning happens when the brain processes information by performing cognitive actions that require understanding of the information (such as summarizing, connecting or grouping information). Learning happens once those actions have been correctly performed, but it is not a distinct action by itself.
Refusing to speak it is the best way to never speak it.
July 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Refusing to speak it is the best way to never speak it.
I live in Germany, so quite a lot!
July 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I live in Germany, so quite a lot!
If you read closely you’ll realize that I never said the opposite: I wrote “you can *also* say”. However, there’s a difference: as opposed to what happens in English or Spanish, where the most idiomatic version is “to have hope”, in those cases I mention the most idiomatic way is a different verb.
April 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
If you read closely you’ll realize that I never said the opposite: I wrote “you can *also* say”. However, there’s a difference: as opposed to what happens in English or Spanish, where the most idiomatic version is “to have hope”, in those cases I mention the most idiomatic way is a different verb.
Nurturing hope is such a beautiful collocation, you can also say that in other languages like French and Spanish ☺️
April 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Nurturing hope is such a beautiful collocation, you can also say that in other languages like French and Spanish ☺️
4) Cuidado con via Garibaldi: puede ser una calle sombría donde te atracarán o una calle encantadora.
5) Elige una persona al azar por la calle. Cuéntale que tomaste un café horrible en Milano (no importa si nunca fuiste) y pregúntale dónde puedes tomarte uno en condiciones. Siempre funciona.
(2/2)
5) Elige una persona al azar por la calle. Cuéntale que tomaste un café horrible en Milano (no importa si nunca fuiste) y pregúntale dónde puedes tomarte uno en condiciones. Siempre funciona.
(2/2)
April 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
4) Cuidado con via Garibaldi: puede ser una calle sombría donde te atracarán o una calle encantadora.
5) Elige una persona al azar por la calle. Cuéntale que tomaste un café horrible en Milano (no importa si nunca fuiste) y pregúntale dónde puedes tomarte uno en condiciones. Siempre funciona.
(2/2)
5) Elige una persona al azar por la calle. Cuéntale que tomaste un café horrible en Milano (no importa si nunca fuiste) y pregúntale dónde puedes tomarte uno en condiciones. Siempre funciona.
(2/2)