Small Learning

Research into how we learn has opened the door for utilizing cognitive theory to facilitate better student learning. But that's easier said than done. Many books about cognitive theory introduce radical but impractical theories, failing to make the connection to the classroom. In Small Teaching, James Lang presents a strategy for improving student learning with a series of modest but powerful changes that make a big difference - many of which can be put into practice in a single class period.

Hannah Jane Parkinson is a specialist in savouring the small pleasures of life. She revels in her fluffy dressing gown ('like bathing in marshmallow'), finds calm in solo cinema trips, is charmed by the personalities of fonts ('you'll never see Comic Sans on a funeral notice'), celebrates pockets and gleefully abandons a book she isn't enjoying. Parkinson's everyday exaltations - selected from her immensely successful.

The concept of small teaching is simple: Small and strategic changes have enormous power to improve student learning. Instructors face unique and specific challenges when teaching an online course. This book offers small teaching strategies that will positively impact the online classroom.

Are you stuck playing in lousy cash games versus lousy opponents? Despite your best efforts, do you manage to lose even at the smallest stakes? It's time to master small stakes cash games with a world-class poker champion as your guide.

There is a lot of money to be made at small-stakes no-limit hold'em because...surprise, surprise...most of the players aren't very good. However, few players understand exactly how to exploit these games. Competent players who generally play larger stakes will, of course, beat them. But they won't beat them for nearly as much as they ought to. Why? Because they don't understand how to adjust correctly.

Mastering Small Stakes Cash Games is an audiobook where the key word is “mastering”. The author, Evan Jarvis, is a professional poker player and highly respected poker coach. He takes a slightly different approach to that used by most poker coaches. The absolute fundamental, as always, is to help players master cash game play, but Jarvis takes a holistic approach, recognizing that being able to master people and master yourself are equally important in order to achieve poker success.

In this guide, two-time World Poker Tour champion Jonathan Little explains numerous strategies he uses that will allow you to crush your opponents, giving you the opportunity to progress to the middle and high stakes.

Addressing diverse issues depends on improving your soft skills - such as time management, team-building, communication and listening, creative-thinking, and problem-solving. But this isn’t as easy as it may seem. Sue Ashford has the solution. In this timely book, she introduces Flexing - a technique individuals, teams, and entire organizations can use to learn, grow, and develop their skills and knowledge with every new project, work assignment, and problem. Flexing empowers you to embrace any challenge and adapt to any change, yielding valuable takeaways that ensure growth.

A unique and significant guide to selling more books through personal appearances and online interviews, brimming with information and resources as well as tips and ideas from nearly two dozen author-speaker professionals.The most powerful tool in your book promotion toolkit is your personality. The fact is that personality sells books.

How you create a legendary school starting tomorrow. Have you ever wondered, why didn’t they teach me about this in school?

Breaking into freelance writing has gotten much easier for word-savvy entrepreneurs like you. But even in the golden age of content creation, you still need to know what it takes to launch and consistently pitch your services so you can grow and scale your freelance writing side hustle into a full-fledged career you really love. Start Your Own Freelance Writing Business is an easy-to-understand, introductory, and nontechnical approach to the world of freelance writing.

If you want to grow your own marijuana but you have idea how to get started, you’re not alone. The truth is, growing marijuana is challenging - if you don’t have the right expertise. And that’s exactly how The Growing Marijuana Handbook will empower you.

Are you a business owner who has little experience with accounting notions? Do you want to optimize resources and lower the costs of managing your business? Learn to easily manage the accounting by using the software QuickBooks. If you want to manage your business well, optimizing accounting processes and financial planning, saving time and money to invest in the growth of your business, this audiobook will become your best partner.

This is an audio summary of Zero to One, a book containing hard-hitting set of standards for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and thought-leaders to carefully consider when building the “next big thing” of the future.

Do you like the idea of having an orchard right outside your window but have zero ideas of where you should start? While vegetables last a season or two in the garden, most fruits, shrubs, and trees live for 10 to 50 years or more. With a little planning and guidance, you will soon be biting into mellow fruits. Many urban gardeners avoid growing fruits because they think it’s too much work and impossible to hack, but this guide will show you a way around it.

Jonathan Little's Excelling at Tough No-Limit Hold’em Games is a must-have if you have ambitions to move up the stakes. Renowned poker player and leading coach Jonathan Little brings together 10 No-Limit experts to provide cutting-edge information for the keen student. All the authors are established coaches for pocarr.com, the prominent backing company that features an immense private training site for backees.

It is well known that tournaments are almost always the most profitable form of poker for skilled players. The considerable prize money on offer usually means that many of the participants (especially in the small stakes events) are amateurs with limited poker skills and experience who are hoping to get lucky. This scenario has the potential to be a very profitable one for players with a good understanding of tournament strategy. Playing good solid poker will undoubtedly be profitable but may also leave a lot of money on the table.

Have you tried to learn about raising sheep before, but nothing seems to offer enough information for you to complete this task successfully? Do you finally want to say goodbye to your thoughts about failure and discover something that works for you? If so, then you've come to the right place. Raising sheep need not be difficult, even if you have tried it in the past without success. The number of small-scale sheep farmers in the US is on the rise.

Many addictions appear innocent, at first. What’s so bad about spending a few hours scrolling Facebook? And why not watch porn every evening when it’s so much easier than cultivating a sexual relationship? But every addiction is dangerous. It robs you of money, time, and health. It robs you of your freedom to do what is best for you. By bombarding you with super-normal stimuli, it literally rewires your brain and turns you into an obedient slave.

This essential guide is the first of its kind to chart a path to publication that is writer led, community based, and accessible to all. How to Submit speaks to writers who want to publish short stories, essays, or poems in literary magazines, as well as to those looking for a fresh route to publishing a full-length book. Whether you’re a first-time submitter or you have experience sending out your work, How to Submit provides you with the tools and knowledge to successfully share your writing.