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Embracing Innovation in Learning | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

We are moving, albeit in fits and starts, from traditional learning environments, where curriculum are essentially assigned to learners, to more collaborative and innovative environments where learners can self-direct their learning and participate in communities of passion. Of course, when I saw this question, I had to try to answer it.

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Train the Brain to Eliminate Racism

CLO Magazine

Steven Stosny, founder of CompassionPower, said it is possible to train our brains to eliminate racist behaviors, thereby helping to make the workplace more accepting, diverse and amicable, one brain at a time. Kuzel : What is the “toddler brain”? Stosny: The limbic area of the brain is structurally developed by age three.

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The big question: the impact of brain science on e-learning design

Clive on Learning

The Big Question for July on the ASTD Learning Circuits Blog is “Does the discussion of ‘how the brain learns’ impact your elearning design?” To emphasise the extent of this discussion, Tony Karrer lists 32 blog postings, including two of mine: Brain rules – where does that leave us? Tags: BigQuestion brain science.

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Surfing the Net: Waste of Time or Personal Directed Learning.

Dashe & Thomson

As most of us in the adult learning community already know, up to this point most workplaces have seen two types of learning: formal learning through training, and informal learning through experience, conversation or random events which, according to research, accounts for about 80% of total learning. Brain Rules for Learning: Who Knew?

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Learning Strategy Issues

Clark Quinn

My presentation was on the gaps between what L&D does and how our brains work, and the implications. The sourced answers included crowd-sourcing the tags for finding objects, using a controlled vocabulary, and auto-analyzing the content to determine tags. And, per our design, issues emerged.

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Future of Learning Technology – 2015

Upside Learning

It is governed by community law and it’s an astronomical number as more people join the community. As you can see, by around 2025 that amount should let us buy equivalent of one human brain and by around 2050 an equivalent of all human brains! Isn’t that what the Internet really is all about?

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Cross-Cultural Leadership Skills Are Not What You Think

CLO Magazine

Studies show that such situations trigger reactions similar to hunters or soldiers being in danger zones: The brain’s threat center, or amygdala, fires up, making the environment (this time, other humans) seem unpredictable and suspicious. As Dr. Hans W. When you’re upset by local habits, vent to a trusted colleague or friend.

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