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Creating Better Content with Lessons Learned from Brain Research

CourseArc

from Brain Research. The brain is arguably one of the most complex organs of the body, and one we still do not fully understand. Understanding the brain helps us understand learning. What we know about how the brain functions has advanced by leaps and bounds since the 1990s (dubbed the Decade of the Brain by the U.S.

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Effective eLearning Content Development to prevent Cognitive Overload

Thinkdom

Did you know that the human brain can only process about four pieces of information at a time? Cognitive overload is a concept that refers to a situation where our brain is given more information or tasks than it can handle at once. Imagine your brain as a computer with a certain amount of processing power.

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Does Your Brain Need Santa Claus?

Learningtogo

One key to understanding why magical thinking exists is to understand the brain’s capacity to predict future events based on past experience. The brain does this by paying attention to changes in the environment and linking current and past events together to build a reliable model of the world.

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Does Your Brain Need Santa Claus?

Learningtogo

One key to understanding why magical thinking exists is to understand the brain’s capacity to predict future events based on past experience. The brain does this by paying attention to changes in the environment and linking current and past events together to build a reliable model of the world.

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Break Out the Crayons – Your Brain Needs to Color!

Learningtogo

They get to express themselves artistically, which can help improve self-confidence and stimulates multiple parts of the brain. More recently, neuroscience has demonstrated that the act of coloring creates more connections between multiple areas of the brain, increasing cognitive function and warding off dementia.

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Announcing the Brain Matters Coloring Book

Learningtogo

I’m so excited about my new book, The Brain Matters Coloring Book ! They get to express themselves artistically, which can help improve self-confidence and stimulates multiple parts of the brain. How to start using coloring in your adult learning program. You probably remember coloring as a child.

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Celebrating Brain Awareness Every Day

Learningtogo

Today, much has changed, as neuroscience has increasingly captured the headlines and fueled our imaginations with the possibilities of our own brains. Unfortunately, not all of this attention has been positive. Change Management practices have been dramatically enriched through the understanding of the brain’s reaction to change.

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