Learning Styles vs Dual Coding

The education theory of learning styles suggests that we each have a preferred mode of learning (visual, auditory, reading/writing, or kinesthetic – VARK for short) and that we learn best …

El Pelo Crespo del Escualo

In this episode of Doug Draws Spanish I’ve crafted and sketched out a silly sentence that incorporates three new words that I’m learning: crespo, escualo, and entorpecer. Here’s the sentence: …

How to Draw a Handshake

Welcome back to Doug Draws Icons, the series in which I’m helping you build your visual vocabulary, one simply-drawn icon at a time. In this episode we’re learning how to draw …

The Impact vs Effort Curve

How much effort do you put into the projects that you take on in your personal or professional life? What impact does that effort have? I think it’s worth exploring …

A sketch of the Spanish word "astilla". A block of wood plus a hand with a splinter showing on the index finger.

“Astilla” Drawn & Defined

In this episode of Doug Draws Spanish I’m sketching out the word astilla and exploring its definition. As the scene comes together in the video above, see if you can …