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Brain science in design?

Clark Quinn

The Learning Circuits Blog Big Question of the Month is “Does the discussion of “how the brain learns&# impact your eLearning design?&# My answer is in several parts. Some of the so-called brain science ranges from misguided to outright misleading. We’ve lots to learn yet about our brains.

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The big question: the impact of brain science on e-learning design

Clive on Learning

The Big Question for July on the ASTD Learning Circuits Blog is “Does the discussion of ‘how the brain learns’ impact your elearning design?” To emphasise the extent of this discussion, Tony Karrer lists 32 blog postings, including two of mine: Brain rules – where does that leave us? That is progress enough.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: The Big Question

Learning Visions

Tuesday, December 11, 2007 The Big Question This months big question from the Learning Circuits Blog: What did you learn about learning in 2007? Now granted, the plastic brain of a 4 1/2 year old is pretty different than your average adult learners brain. Last night he wrote a birthday card to my mom.

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Do We Learn Differently Now?

Upside Learning

So if the human brain will take thousands of years to evolve physiologically to match the demands of ‘infinite’ information, it’s only natural that an intelligent humans seeks to address that by the use of technology in some form or the other. But learning itself ?

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The learning brain and why L&D professionals should care about it

Matrix

They also need to market the training courses to employees , and before that, they should know how the human brain works during the learning process. Understanding learning as a process during which the brain physically changes its structure is the base on which every learning materials should develop. The forgetting curve.

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Brain Learning and eLearning Design

The Learning Circuits

David Grebow suggested this month's Big Question (thanks David). There's been a lot of discussion around cognitive theory and "how the brain learns." But even with all of that discussion there's a question of whether people are really making changes to the design of their online learning.

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The Big Question: What did you learn about learning in 2009?

Clive on Learning

How the downturn affects the behaviour of Gen Y What it’s like to be a learner today The pros and cons of a linear progression through content as opposed to random access How necessity is once again proving to be the mother of invention That blogging is journalism That Twitter is only incidentally a learning tool That exercise boosts brain power Relationships (..)