About Improve with Metacognition
Established in 2014, this website has primarily focused on the process of learning academic materials and skills, with an emphasis on metacognition related to learning within the higher education environment. A second emphasis has been the process of teaching, i.e. metacognitive instruction.
It’s now 2026 and much has changed since we started the site; however, we believe that metacognition is still a valuable skill for both learners and instructors. Some example current pressures for which the practice of metacognition might help are:
- Support student awareness of distractions (e.g. social media) and guide behaviors to productively focus attention
- Help bring intentionality to the use of GenAI for the support of learning for both students and instructors
Of course, metacognition can still provide support for the ongoing, everyday aspects of teaching and learning where we might fall into unexamined habits. These include course design, lesson and activity planning, ways of communicating, ways of instructing, ways of learning, and ways of assessing.
Established in 2014, this web site primarily focuses on the process of learning academic materials and skills, with an emphasis on metacognition related to learning within the higher education environment. A second emphasis is the process of teaching, i.e. metacognitive instruction.
Announcements
Marna Winter recently published a post, How Curiosity Fuels Reflection and Learning: Inviting Metacognition through I Wonder Projects
We are actively building our resources (journal articles on metacognition, instructional strategies and activities, podcasts, etc.). Check out the new posts under the “Resources” tab. We welcome your suggestions for new additions to the site (email improvewithmetacognition@gmail.com).
How to Publish
There are three ways to contribute your thoughts and experiences with metacognition to IwM:
Click on the links above for guidelines and specific instructions for submitting material. We would love to hear from you!
MERLOT Classics Award for Faculty Development 2018
The MERLOT Awards program recognizes and promotes outstanding online resources designed to enhance teaching and learning and to honor the authors and developers of these resources for their contributions to the academic community.
The Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT) system provides access to curated online learning and support materials and content creation tools, led by an international community of educators, learners and researchers.
This web site primarily will focus on the process of learning academic materials and skills, with an emphasis on metacognition related to learning within the higher education environment. A second emphasis will be the process of teaching, i.e. metacognitive instruction.