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Devlearn conference day one: an exhilarating day

Challenge to Learn

His story was along the lines of the keynote of last year by John Medina at the Learning Solution conference. The brain filters information (to prevent information overload), in principle you forget the most information that you encounter, you need to reactivate the facts in order to really store them in your brain.

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Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | August 13, 2021

Mike Taylor

Last week’s most clicked item: Making Learning Objectives Explicit. This paper by John Sweller suggests a causal relation between the emphasis on inquiry learning and reduced academic performance. Your Brain Does Something Amazing Between Bouts of Intense Learning.

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‘Dear Training’… A Breakup Letter from L&D Professionals

Learnnovators

You were so confident, with your Flashy smile and concise learning objectives. In his spare time Arun runs a blog about the neuroscience of learning & creativity entitled ‘ Your Incredible Brain ’; is an award winning fiction writer; an avid cartoonist; and is currently developing an app business to be launched in 2016.

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The other 5 principles of learning reinforcement

Matrix

On his quest to find the best way to reinforce organizational learning, Anthonie Wurth identified seven principles for achieving this. The following five principles refer to what the organization should do to ensure employees not only learn but get to apply that knowledge in the workplace for better results.

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Deeper eLearning Design: Part 2 – Practice Makes Perfect

Learnnovators

You also need to recognize that ‘massed practice’, giving all the learning in a short period of time, isn’t effective in leading to retention. What makes learning stick is spacing out the practice so that there is time for the brain to rest and then get reactivated.

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10 insights for cultivating a happy workforce through learning

Matrix

” These words of wisdom found their way to that part of my brain responsible with long-term memory after watching RIO 2. Employees need to learn and develop themselves if they want to have thriving and flourishing careers. “ 2 in 3 find accessing learning from a mobile device as essential or very important. ”

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The Importance of Upskilling Employees (+Benefits, Examples)

WhatFix

In the future, process-oriented tasks will mostly be performed by machines, while tasks that need a human brain such as analysis, problem-solving, or social skills will still be performed by humans. This can be done by building certain skills into an employee’s annual goals and learning objectives.