If you ever asked yourself how to improve your learning skills and ever asked yourself how support that e.g. with social software read the article Hacking Knowledge: 77 Ways to Learn Faster, Deeper, and Better at the Online Education Database. Concerning visual knowledge building the point “Visual Aids” might be very interesting.
One hint I like very much is #66 Collaborate.
I’ve used these resources in the past and they have been very effective. I would recommend them to anyone looking to further their research on schools.