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Friday Finds — Brain Myths, Desirable Difficulties, Curation Tools

Mike Taylor

Last Week’s Most Clicked: Visual design rules you can safely follow every time News & Notes Three major things most people get wrong about the brain A neuroscientist has come out with a list of things most people don’t understand about the brain. But don’t worry!

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Friday Finds — Cognitive Bias, Emotional Intelligence, Online Slide Sharing

Mike Taylor

What I’m Listening To: The Wallows is another discovery that I’ve made courtesy of my “official music consultant” (my daughter) Last Week’s Most Clicked: Using Images in Visual Design News & Notes Cognitive Bias Cheatsheet Our brains use cognitive biases as a way to save energy and cognitive resources. insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/get-live-feedback-during-powerpoint-presentations-with-microsoft-forms

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4 ways to maximize microlearning effectiveness

Aptara

4 ways to maximize microlearning effectiveness. As the attention span of human beings begins to shrink, and we become more reliant and accustomed to leveraging mobile technology in our everyday lives, condensing and delivering information into smaller formats is more effective. Leverage open source software.

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Managing the Self-Directed Learner

The Performance Improvement Blog

She plugs a jack directly into her brain and downloads the skills. They live for the challenge that makes them draw upon as many parts of their brain as they can to pull the rabbit out of the hat. Give feedback effectively. Receive feedback effectively. Make technology available to learners.

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Friday Finds — Habit-Based Learning, Content Strategy, Usability Testing

Mike Taylor

In this article, Blake Harvard describes a method to more efficiently and effectively use multiple choice questioning as a tool for self-assessment and as an assessment of learning technique. Why No Two Brains Are Alike. There’s no such thing as a “normal” brain. Watch Video ?. Listen now ». Listen now ».

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Training: Spaced Learning

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

amount of information you'd like to teach quickly and effectively? part of the brain. easier if the human brain gets a short break. The repetition of the same neural pathway sends the message to the brain that this information is. Is it having a positive effect on student. the opposite. something with play-doh.

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Friday Finds — Ultimate Curation Guide, Better Training Videos, AI Content Transformation

Mike Taylor

Gloom has no positive effects on ameliorating doom. I’m trying to be outside as much as possible while the window is open before the summer heat and humidity get here. Lastly, it’s crucial to assess the effectiveness of the video, taking into account both the learners’ understanding and their experience.

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