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7 Things to Know About Learning and the Brain

SkyPrep

Researchers are continually discovering new evidence about learning and the brain that can help us with the development of more effective learning and teaching practices. Keep reading for a compilation of the most important discoveries scientists have made about learning and the brain, over the last little while.

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Brain, Learning and Neuroscience: Test Your Knowledge!

KnowledgeOne

Do you know how learning takes place at the brain level? Do you know the latest techniques for observing our brains in action? Brain functioning related to learning is the same in adults and children. Brain functioning related to learning is the same in adults and children. If it’s the same in children and adults?

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eLearning: Attention, Attention!

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

"   According to the article, "Microsoft found that since the year 2000 (or about when the mobile revolution began) the average attention span dropped from 12 seconds to eight seconds."

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OpenSesame Announces Expanded Partnership with Bigger Brains to Bolster Productivity Elearning Course Library

OpenSesame

Global 2000 enterprises can now leverage elearning content as interactive and engaging as in-person classroom training. Bigger Brains replicates the benefits of in-person classroom training such as interaction, dialogue, interrogation, and humor with its “Uniquely Engaging” teacher/learner video-based format. About Bigger Brains.

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Recommended Reading Summary: A Chapter from “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School”

Adobe Captivate

It was written in 2000 but it contains some great foundational information. Chapter 1: “ Learning: From Speculation to Science ,” from How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School , by Bransford, Brown, and Cocking.

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The 8-second attention span; or, I'm fine if goldfish are more patient than millennials

Ontuitive

The report warned us that the average attention span has dropped from 12 to 8 seconds since about the year 2000, and is likely caused by the exponential increase in use of digital media. In spring of 2014, Microsoft Canada released the results of a study on media consumers that claimed attention spans are shrinking.

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Sorry, Games and Gamification are Not Magic

Kapp Notes

There is no magical learning formula, no red pill that makes learning as easy as downloading knowledge into your brain painlessly and effortlessly. They help the learner think the “unthinkable” like the BP board game from the 70’s that predicted the gulf oil spill of the 2000’s. Games build awareness of issues, conflicts and ideas.