1. View the media piece, "Processing and Learning," that compares serial monotonic learning with Zeigarnik optimal learning. What do you observe about the volume and quality of knowledge gained by each style of learning? Why is this significant? How might this information be applied in a traditional classroom? How might this be applied in an online classroom? At what point does the Zeigarnik effect become negative?
2. For what kinds of learners and learning is speed of learning more important than depth of learning and vice versa? Why? What are the most significant tradeoffs when balancing learning speed against learning depth? Why?