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Bit by the Instructional Design Bug: A Conversation with Connie Malamed

TalentLMS

We picked Connie’s brain about all things instructional design, took a deep dive into its evolution, and explored various career paths of this versatile profession. Having an understanding of cognitive science enables us to do analysis, design, and development. For example, you may spend one morning doing a content analysis.

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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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The Crucial Role of Emotions and “Skilled” Intuitions in Learning

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This is the case of Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Associate Professor of Education, Psychology and Neuroscience, in her book ” Emotions, Learning, and the Brain: Exploring the Educational Implications of Affective Neuroscience.”

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Motivation and Success from the Brain’s Perspective: Test Your Knowledge

KnowledgeOne

More recently, neuroscience has provided new keys to understanding the phenomenon based on the observation of its mechanisms in the brain. A) Before making an effort, the brain makes a cost-benefit assessment. B) In the brain, effort results in the activation of the prefrontal cortex. CORRECT ANSWER C. .”

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Virtual reality for pain management

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its authors specify that VR “can be defined according to two main factors: one technological (the set of tools allowing the experience), and the other individual (the subjective construction of the experience).” In the latter case, a systematic review and meta-analysis (Baradwan et al., 2018; Billot and al.,

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Comic Books for Learning: The Case of Superman

KnowledgeOne

Authors used current issues and personal experiences, making stories more meaningful and believable. The adult brain learns best with stories. Learning and Forgetting: New Perspectives on the Brain. The fascinating brain: 5 amazing facts. Author: Antonia Tripa. Education through the lens of neuroscience.

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Return of the Drill (via Spaced Repetition)

Mitch Moldofsky

It was for a new kind of authoring system to create a new kind of gamified training experience based on brain science that would be useful for a wide range of content. The simple idea is that the way the brain naturally learns, starting at birth, is by guessing and verifying. The other night , I had a brainstorm.

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