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The Crucial Role of Emotions and “Skilled” Intuitions in Learning

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Such is the case with the role of emotions in cognition and learning and their interrelationship with rational thought. A significant revelation from neuroscience is the pivotal role of emotions in cognition and learning. Recent discoveries in neuroscience are prompting us to rethink some of our previous ideas about learning.

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Motivation and Success from the Brain’s Perspective: Test Your Knowledge

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In the brain, effort results in the activation of the prefrontal cortex, the “control center” responsible for higher cognitive functions, including the ability to analyze information and to identify and correct mistakes. Before making an effort, the brain evaluates the costs (effort) and benefits (improvement, success, etc.

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Digital Learning from the Perspective of Affective and Social Neuroscience

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This is the subject of one of the chapters in “Emotions, Learning, and the Brain: Exploring the Educational Implications of Affective Neuroscience” by Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Associate Professor of Education, Psychology and Neuroscience. ” Emotional and social neuroscience on learning First, a word about neuroscience.

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The European Accessibility Act: All You Need to Know

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The European Accessibility Act (EAA) was first put forward in 2011 as an addition to the EU’s Web Accessibility Directive, which was adopted in 2016. Steps to Ensure a11y Compliance with European Accessibility Act The Web Accessibility Directive and the European Accessibility Act (EAA) are closely associated.

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2016 – 9 Trends on the eLearning Landscape

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Experts and mainstream learners can’t deny the success of gamification in enhancing human cognition. Learners are being motivated and engaged through gamification well into 2016. Gamification is still the hot eLearning trend in 2016! Gamification is still the hot eLearning trend in 2016! Click To Tweet.

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Commercial Games vs Learning Games: Avoid the “Bling”

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I evaluated various commercial games, including a lesser-known game that is very similar to Candy Crush, here. Less is better is all about managing learners’ cognitive load. Build Your Skills at Learning Solutions 2016. Join Karl Kapp and me for a one-day learning game design workshop at Learning Solutions 2016 on March 15 th.

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Brain, Learning and Neuroscience: Test Your Knowledge!

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Secondly, the prefrontal cortex, which is the hub of several cognitive functions, including language, reasoning and working memory, is one of the last brain regions to reach maturity. For each statement, find the duration associated with it. As a result, adults have better control over their learning than children and adolescents.

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