Online learning: ALN, AI, and blended learning
This episode of our Learn Better podcast features guest, Dr. Cristi Ford - the Vice President of Academic Affairs at D2L.
Kaplan · 6 minute read
Data: The window to the future
In this episode of our Learn Better podcast, Stuart Pedley-Smith and guest, Ian Pay, discuss the importance of data within the field of accounting.
Kaplan · 4 minute read
For a successful career - building your social capital
Our Learn Better Series podcast is back for a fourth season. The first episode of our brand new season features an impressive guest, Ben Wildavsky.
Kaplan · 5 minute read
The past, present, and future of banking
In this episode of our Learn Better podcast, Stuart Pedley-Smith spoke to the CBI Executive Director of Education, Tanya Retter.
Kaplan · 7 minute read
One trophy is good, but two are ‘learn’ better: PQ Awards 2024
We are delighted to announce that we won two awards this year for the PQ Magazine Awards 2024.
Kaplan · 4 minute read
Five ways you can get back into studying as a mature learner
Are you looking to work in finance but you’re unsure whether it’s ‘too late’ for you to start? Here are five of our tips to get back into studying as a mature learner.
Kaplan
A story about Live Online learning: How to get better results
Kaplan’s Head of Learning, Stuart Pedley-Smith, talks about the differences between watching a live lecture and only watching the recording.
Stuart Pedley-Smith
Reducing test anxiety with help from ‘Amy G Dala’
Kaplan’s Head of Learning, Stuart Pedley-Smith, offers his advice and knowledge regarding the anxieties and stress surrounding your exams.
Stuart Pedley-Smith
Kaplan’s Head of Learning, Stuart Pedley-Smith’s study tips: The Power of Self-Explanation
One of the great skills of a teacher is that they explain things you don’t understand, that’s really helpful – right? Well, maybe not. Stuart Pedley-Smith discusses his tips regarding self-explanation when learning.
Stuart Pedley-Smith
What is Neurodiversity? A focus on dyslexia
We hear the term Neurodiversity often, but what does it actually mean for learners? Kaplan’s Head of Learning, Stuart Pedley-Smith talks about dyslexia and how some people will learn differently to others.
Stuart Pedley-Smith
How to avoid overloading your brain
Understanding how the brain works, and how to manage its limitations, makes learning more efficient.
Kaplan
Why learning facts is still important
Find out why learning facts is still important in this internet age.
Kaplan
Learn better, by teaching
Understanding how the brain works can help you improve your grades in any exam. There’s a clear advantage to knowing why something works, and why you’re learning.
Kaplan
How to make boring subjects, interesting
When we think something’s ‘boring’ we struggle to engage with it. With accountancy, as with any study subject, some areas are perceived as more ‘interesting’ than others. But what if we could blur the lines between boring and interesting?
Stuart Pedley-Smith
Exam resits - get back on that horse
Failing exams is a fact of life. In the exam world, we follow failure with a resit. But what should happen between failure and sitting the new exam? How can we best study for an exam we’ve already sat?
Stuart Pedley-Smith