Instructors should emphasize and be clear about the information to be learned and why it is important. Learners and instructors should strive to act on new information to make such information more understand-able. This includes the use of numerous examples, illustrations, extended assignments, and references to previous content and experiences. Learners commit information to long term memory according to their current understanding of major concepts. The instructor should facilitate ways of organizing knowledge by demonstrating ways they have organized content for greater understanding.
Instructors can also encourage learners to create their own ways of organizing new information.
Learners need to revisit and re-evaluate new knowledge with an emphasis on refining and revising concepts that should be retained. Instructors can offer opportunities for learners to self-check and evaluate their understanding of new concepts and ideas. Transfer of learned material is not automatic but can be facilitated by continued application of new knowledge and by applying it to new situations and contexts. Learning is greatly enhanced when people are aware of specific strategies that work for them. Learners also benefit by monitoring their use of such strategies.