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8 Must-Read Neurolearning™ Books

eLearningMind

Instead, Neurolearning is a combination of learning theory and neuroscience; a complicated study of how the brain (and the nervous system) works and reacts to stimuli and situations. The book also debunks many deep-rooted learning myths and replaces old ideas with a fresh, new look on how the brain reacts to different learning situations.

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How Instructional Designers Can Cope with Continuous Partial Attention in "The Age of Distraction"

SHIFT eLearning

The term continuous partial attention was first used by Apple and Microsoft executive Linda Stone in 1990 to describe, in her own words, “post multitasking” behavior. It is also known as media multitasking, a term coined by Ulla Foehr in the 2006 Kaser Family Foundation report. 15 Big Ways The Internet Is Changing Our Brain.

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Don’t Try to Do So Many Things At Once

CLO Magazine

Employee attempts to multitask are putting a serious damper on their performance. Digital Third Coast Content Manager Andy Kerns defined multitasking as the act of switching back and forth between multiple tasks — different from what many people believe the behavior to be: literally completing multiple tasks on a to-do list simultaneously.

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The Big 7: Create Online Courses Based On These Principles of Learning

SHIFT eLearning

The latter is definitely superior to crammed learning because the brain needs ample time to take in and fully understand new facts before it can accept the next group of information. Meyer couldn''t have said it better " physical activity does not equate to mental activity, and it is mental, not behavioral, activity that leads to learning".

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Bring the Science of Learning into Your Employee Training

eLearningMind

By applying the latest insights from cognitive science and neuroscience, we can revolutionize employee training and unlock the full potential of your workforce. The multitasking myth As humans living in the 21st century, we think we’re adept at multitasking, yet we’re easily distracted.

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CORPORATE INSTRUCTION IS STILL DISCONNECTED FROM MILLENNIAL LEARNING STYLES – A LIST BASED ON OBSERVATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE

Wonderful Brain

It bears remembering we are in business of transmitting only three things: knowledge, skills, and behaviors. So, with a grudging acceptance of what had to be learned, skills absorbed only if they had immediate utility, and behaviors, well…let’s just say the millennials I was working with and around were not among the receptive.

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Balancing Stimulation and Overload with Blended Learning

eLearningMind

However, too much of a good thing can be detrimental, as it can lead to cognitive overload for learners. By combining classroom instruction with online activities, blended learning can help learners gain knowledge and skills while avoiding cognitive overload. But blended learning can have its own cognitive overload challenges.