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Join Me in Phoenix with ATD’s Valley of the Sun Chapter, October 30-31, 2017

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The ATD Valley of the Sun Chapter , serving the greater Phoenix area. Like most of our local chapters, the ATD Valley of the Sun Chapter is governed by volunteer leaders who represent all aspects of the training and human resources development profession.

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Friday Finds — Primitive Brain, ChatGPT Productivity, Steal Like an Artist

Mike Taylor

It’s been raining here for months and I’ve seen more sun in my week than they’ve seen in a long time. Last Week’s Most Clicked: Creating Better Video for Learning News & Notes Your Primitive Brain Doesn’t Want You to Break Bad Habits.

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Friday Finds — Animations for Learning, Make Your Own GPT, Designing to Persuade

Mike Taylor

And I plan to fully soak up this next trip around the sun! Take away : The effectiveness of animations in learning is context-dependent, requiring designers to carefully assess their use based on the material’s complexity and educational goals. Jam-packed with time-saving tools that make anyone look like a professional designer.

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Did AI Just Make a Great Leap-Forward with ChatGPT?

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Copernicus rewrote cosmology by claiming that the Earth rotates around the Sun. The fMRI revealed how the brain actually works, dispelling many learning “theories” that are now just historical anecdotes. Busy mom’s or brain-blocked creatives might benefit from “brainstorming” with the bot to generate ideas. All Rights Reserved.

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3 Brain science insights about adult learning

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A long long time ago people believed that the Sun orbits the Earth. Not so long ago people believed that we only use around 10% of our brain capacity and that once a neuron dies, the brain loses it forever. And neuroscience placed the 10% usage of the brain right next to the other erroneous beliefs. We have to learn them.

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Friday Finds —Cognitive Load, Slow Ideas, Plain Language

Mike Taylor

So I’ll be thinking cool thoughts, soaking up some sun and cheering like crazy for all the Ohio All-American girls. Extraneous load is about the task’s design or environment. Become a better designer in 5 minute lessons Join 50,000+ people learning design in short, practical lessons. As always, thanks for reading.

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Getting Ready for the Next Disruptions in Training and Education

Learningtogo

A radical idea (Earth revolves around the Sun). A radical idea (One day we’ll be able to map and “read” the brain). A realization that we humans are not as important as we think (Animal brains are far more like ours than previously supposed). It’s a key survival skill and the human brain is exceptionally good at it.