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How Writing a Learning Journal Can Increase Critical Thinking Skills

Absorb LMS

Keeping and contributing regularly to a personal learning journal can be an effective way to encourage reflection and develop critical thinking skills. Second, the act of putting pen to paper (or finger to keyboard) engages our brains. Fourth, writing things down in a journal also allows us to ‘clear our minds.’

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7 Things to Know About Learning and the Brain

SkyPrep

Rolling into 2021, there have been some evolutionary trends in learning and training. From a renewed interest in nurturing a “growth mindset”, the metamorphosis of remote work and digital literacy, to an exceeding increase in the utilization of online project-based learning and training. 3) Forgetting leads to better learning.

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Happy Thanksgiving – It’s Good for the Brain!

Learningtogo

With the word “survival” in the opening line, you’ve probably guessed that I’m about to find a way to link eating turkey with survival, because that’s usually where I end up when I talk about our marvelous survival machines – our brains. It turns out that the practice of being grateful is good for your brain. In the U.S.,

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This Is Your Learner’s Brain on Coffee

Learningtogo

Should we be pumping our learners with the beverage in order to maximize brain performance and memory, or weaning them off it to support long-term health? How Caffeine Works in the Brain. Technically, it’s not really coffee itself that is the issue; it’s the caffeine that the drink delivers to our brains. Conclusions.

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Happy Thanksgiving – It’s Good for the Brain!

Learningtogo

With the word “survival” in the opening line, you’ve probably guessed that I’m about to find a way to link eating turkey with survival, because that’s usually where I end up when I talk about our marvelous survival machines – our brains. It turns out that the practice of being grateful is good for your brain. In the U.S.,

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What Happens in a Story…Happens in Your Brain

Kapp Notes

Well, it turns out that there is empirical evidence to suggest that we actually do “act out” the story at some level in our brains or, at least, in the regions of the brain associated with aspects such as processing goal-directed human activity, navigating spatial environments, and manually manipulating objects in the real world.

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Music aids learning, but not unconditionally

Mitch Moldofsky

- Willy Shakespeare A lot of ink has been spilled over the question of what effect music has on the brain. But three recent studies on the effects of music on learning should also have us tapping our collective toes. Oliver Sacks' book Musicophilia ("Music, Ophelia?") tackles the topic in great detail. The result?

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