This SAIL Provocation, prepared by Dr Cade Bonar,  encourages us to consider the cognitive load we place upon our students in their learning. If we plan to optimise the working memory of our students, then we maximise the construction of their schemes of meaning, which can be retrieved and utilised to frame new learnings.No matter our pedagogical approach, these are fundamental considerations. Being aware of the ‘architecture’ of learning and designing our pedagogies around this, is only of benefit to our students.

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