Two online resources which I think are very useful are:
http://www.learningandthebrain.com and
http://www.edpsycinteractive.org/topics/cognition/infoproc,html
The first resource written by Huitt( 2003) discusses three models of information processing1. the stage theory model (Atkinson & Shriffin 1968); 2. levels of processing theory (Craik & Lockhart,1972) supported by Bransford (1979) and 3.paralell-distributed processing connectionistic (Rimelhart &McClelland 1986). In addition the website displays ways of using the information processing approach in the classroom.
There is also an in-depth 17 page paper written in collaboration with another writer Stacey, T. Lutz.
The second resource connects educators to neuroscientists and researchers so that they could be informed about the latest findings in brain research. The site also offers one-day seminars, conferences, summer institutes and symposiums about interventions and suggested strategies for classroom teachers to enhance classroom instruction.
These two online writings not only talk about memory and the brain but they reinforce much of what this course is about and the numerous ways that the theories can be used in education.
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