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Four Steps to Deeper Learning

Upside Learning

Thus, we can use water in pipes as a metaphor to think about electricity. The strength of the traces in our brains can only get so much stronger in any one day before we need rest and further strengthening. All too often, we see practice activities focused on retrieving the knowledge, e.g., “This is the definition of that”.

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Learning Myths vs Science/ Approaches to Creating Effective Learning

TechSmith Camtasia

It all started when people realized that philosophers, linguists, neuroscientists, and psychologists all had valuable knowledge of the human brain but were just not sharing it with each other. The old model of the brain was that we’re these logical, reasoning beings. Simplifying learning in this way is definitely appealing.

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How to Add Color and Use Creativity at Work

ej4 eLearning

In school, I was the kid who used every art supply on my project even though I was only supposed to use yarn and pipe cleaners. I thought my creativity shouldn’t be limited to yarn and pipe cleaners. As an adult, I have a much broader definition and understanding of creativity. Creative meant “more” to me.

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Going to LTUK2022? My Guide on Which vendors to check out

eLearning 24-7

It is like having me on your app, or in your brain, whichever works for you. Loves to push the whole brain research aspect, which is a common thread with so called, Adaptive learning platforms. Anyway, if you are into the adaptive learning approach, definitely check them out. Definitely a top 20 learning system.

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Is your company ready for the iGeneration?

Matrix

A pipe does not break only during weekends. Social media and the share, share, share mantra is definitely a factor that contributes to this. And this will happen sooner rather than later. The iGeneration’s expectations from the workplace will probably be similar to today’s Millennials’ expectations: Real work-life balance.

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Free L&D webinars for October 2019

Limestone Learning

Wednesday, October 9, 2019, 9AM – 10AM PT: Mindset Scaffolding: Training to Diverse Brains Participants come with vast experiences and vast diversity in how their brains work. How do we tailor to each of them, deliver specifically designed content for how their brain learns? Benefits and limitations of constructivism.

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Learning about learning | Good To Great

Good To Great

Every so often Harry would pipe up that ‘this place is so weird!’ – not at all what he expected from the Science Museum! I definitely learnt a lot, not just about what makes me ‘me’ but also about engaging and effective instructional design – I came away with a lot of new ideas that I’m just itching to put into practice!