Ottawa University Names Alumnus @McClintockPhil Director of Athletics. Welcome Back Phil!! Click on the link to read the complete release: https://t.co/xHyxHzlpU7 #BraveNation
Today is one of my favorite days of the year!! Opening day of the @NCAASoftball College World Seriesπ₯ π€ Bonus: @DallasWings vs @LVAces π tonight
A community college professor named Marty Lobdell taught the same study skills lecture for 30 years. The video quietly became one of the most watched educational recordings online, with over 10 million views.
He spent his career watching students fail not because they were lazy, but because no one had taught them how their brain actually works when learning something difficult.
The lecture, βStudy Less Study Smart,β contains a powerful framework.
Your brain cannot sustain focus the way most people believe. Studies show the average learner hits a wall between 25 and 30 minutes. After that, efficiency collapses. Youβre still sitting there, but almost nothing is being absorbed.
Lobdell told the story of a student who planned to study 6 hours a night, 5 nights a week. Thirty hours total. She failed every class. She was not lacking effort. She was confusing time near books with actual learning. The fix is simple: when focus drops, stop, take a 5 minute rewarding break, then return. That reset makes a massive difference.
He also destroyed the myth of highlighting and re reading. Recognition is not the same as recall. To prove it, he read 13 random letters. Almost no one remembered them. Then he turned them into βHappy Thursday.β The entire room recalled them instantly. The brain stores meaning, not repetition.
This is why elaborative encoding works so well.
Finally, he shared the most important principle: 80 percent of study time should be active recitation. Close the book and explain the material in your own words. Teach it to someone else or an empty chair. Retrieval is where real learning happens.
His closing line stuck with me: If this information does not change your
behaviour, you have not actually learned it.
The best students do not study more hours. They stop confusing the feeling of studying with the reality of learning.
Congratulationz to the PWHL Champions Montreal Victoire on your victory,!! Yβall just earned yourselves an invite to Las Vegas for Flavor Flavβs SHE Weekend,!!
Thankx to @MGMResortsIntl for the quick yes on extra hotel rooms. ππΎ
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OttawaTF: Two school records were broken. JayOnna Perry (400M Hurdles) and Roy'Janae Brown (200M) qualified for the finals in their events. Click on the image for more information. #BraveNation
OttawaTF: OU opens the 2026 NAIA TF Championships TODAY in Asheville, N.C. Click on the image to view today's schedule.
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Hunter Wagner has been named Head Coach of the OU men's wrestling program. Parker Wright elevated to top assistant. Click on the link to read the complete release: https://t.co/RLW8iQYCYv. Congratulations to Hunter and Parker!! #BraveNation
π SPRING SEMESTER TEAM GPA: 3.64
We had 6οΈβ£ student-athletes finish the semester with a 4.0βοΈ
Proud of our team for the work they continue to put in every single day in the classroom!
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Liz Sowers was named NAIA Flag Football Coach of the Year! Congratulations, Liz!
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