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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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Analogous Research: How Connecting with Company Peers Can Increase Creativity

Maestro

Even the most creative thinkers face these types of challenges, but a unique design-research method may be the answer to overcoming mental obstacles: analogous research. What is analogous research? Analogous research is a design-research method that finds common challenges through uncommon contexts. It’s human.

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Learning Research by Annie Murphy Paul: Distributed Practice, Repetition and More

Knowledge Guru

For the past year, Knowledge Guru® creator Sharon Boller has been a recipient of Annie Murphy Paul’s Brilliant Report , a weekly newsletter on the science of learning. It turns out that the learning tactics most commonly used by both students and professionals are also the most ineffective. Distributed Practice. No cramming!

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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. This, despite some researchers' concerns about distraction and cognitive overload. The result?

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Video games as Good Teachers

Kapp Notes

Learning is most effective when the learner has an achievable, well-defined goal. Professor Daphne Bavelier, a researcher who conducted studies with funding from the National Institutes of Health and the James S. McDonnell-Pew Foundation in the area of video games made the following statement about her research. & Adams, E.

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Learning Myths vs Science/ Approaches to Creating Effective Learning

TechSmith Camtasia

How do people really learn? As an instructional designer or learning and development professional, understanding how people learn helps you deliver training that hits the nail on the head. It’s more complicated than learning styles or picking video over written instructions. In fact, there’s a whole science behind it.