Archive for May, 2010

Summer online degree classes

Monday, May 17th, 2010

Students who are thinking about taking classes over the summer in Kansas will be able to do so from their own homes. Because, according to the student newspaper of the University of Kansas, the university will start to offer online summer classes this year, instead of organising them on the campus.

These online classes would enable a student to concentrate on the classes they are taking during a shorter time period and they often complete courses more quickly. There is an extra benefit for new students because they can start their college online before they arrive at the university. Instructors are still adding and deleting options on the list of online courses in the summer

A little remark is that the online summer courses cost a little bit more when you compare it with a traditional semester course.

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Learning while you take a nap

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

A new study from Harvard Medical School found that napping, and dreaming in particular, can be very effective to learn.

We know already for a long time that sleep improves performances on memory tests, but now a new study puts forward that an afternoon nap might improve the ability to process and store information. There is one remark though; you have to dream while you are sleeping.

99 college students participated in the study and were told how to navigate a complex maze on a computer. Afterwards, half of the participants were allowed to take a 90 minute nap while the other half stayed awake. Nappers did better than the students who stayed awake, but what’s more important is that the students who dreamt about the maze, performed 10 times better than the other nappers.

This does not say that you get a better memory by dreaming, it proves that when we are asleep, we try to work out the problem unconsciously. Especially when we find something difficult.

So if you think that sleeping is a waste of time, dream on!

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