Andrea Leyden, Author at ExamTime

Study Hacks: 5 Ways to Organise Your Study & Measure Results

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Andrea Leyden

Learn how to organise your study and measure your results with ExamTime study hacks. In our last study hack, we explained the benefits of Online Quizzes Vs Offline Quizzes. This time we focus on how to organise your study and successfully monitor those results, two of the most important… Read More

Study Hacks: 5 Reasons to Switch to Online Quizzes

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Andrea Leyden

Today we are excited to announce the start of a new blog series “ExamTime Study Hacks”. In this first article we share some key benefits of Online Quizzes Vs. Offline Quizzes.

1. Randomized Answers

Although teachers will try to avoid it, when they prepare a test with multiple choice answers, … Read More

Why Mobile Learning Apps Are The Future of Education

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Andrea Leyden

Mobile learning apps and students, they exist like the original odd couple. On one hand you have the app, trendy, cool, ever evolving and students just love them. On the other hand you have exams, study and lots of learning; things that students are not so fond of. However, for… Read More

Hand Writing Vs Typing: Should we follow Finlands example?

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Andrea Leyden

Much has been talked about in the last month and a half on the decision of Finland, the leading country in education, to remove cursive writing in schools from 2016 onwards. Teachers and education experts of all levels have debated the implications of this decision and the possibility of replicating… Read More

Best Education Blogs to Watch in 2015

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Andrea Leyden

There are countless education blogs worldwide focusing on elearning concepts, ed tech tools and digital learning practices. Within this thriving community, there is a core group of innovators who are driving the education trends teachers are trying in their classrooms today. We highlight some of the top education bloggers who… Read More

The Ultimate Learning Resource: Say Hello to the New Notes!

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Andrea Leyden

Our latest feature upgrade is going to change the way you use ExamTime and change your attitude to online learning! We’ve updated our Notes tool. This allows users to: – Reference ExamTime resources really quickly – Bring subject knowledge together in one place – Create your online cheat sheet… Read More

10 Study Tips to Improve Your Learning in 2015

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Andrea Leyden

The new calendar year is your opportunity to review study methods that work for you and where you can make improvements for 2015. There’s still time to make your new year’s resolutions and these study tips can help you improve your strategy to achieve your study goals and ambitions. Keep… Read More

Your Ultimate Guide to Better Note-taking

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Andrea Leyden

What is the “art of note-taking”? Well the first thing you need to know when taking notes is that this concept does not exist. A common thread in the advice we received from experts when researching this topic is that the same method of building effective study notes doesn’t work… Read More

10 Note Making Tips from the Experts

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Andrea Leyden

A large part of our note making research involved delving into discussions on this topic with the experts. We talked to teachers, education bloggers, tech integrators, ed tech specialists and even the founder of the infamous #Edchat to compile this do’s and don’ts of taking study notes. Here’s a quote… Read More

SMART Goal Setting for Students

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Andrea Leyden

The science behind goal setting claims that by setting yourself a goal, you are investing yourself into achieving this objective as if you have already accomplished it. Your brain believes that obtaining this goal is an essential part of who you are. Translated into student terms, goal setting will drive… Read More