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So many learning style tests, so little time.

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

I asked a question about learning styles on Twitter and in Jane Hart's social learning community and got some good responses which made me really think! Learning styles and the brain Reading the book ' brein@work ' about brain functioning it is explained that the brain is flexibel and adaptive. The same with blogging.

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Why Attend Conferences? UW Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning’s 25th Anniversary

Web Courseworks

Think it includes social networking? The conference atmosphere is sure to stimulate otherwise sluggish brain cells! MASIE Conferences. Leveraging open source to create a Web 2.0 learning landscape : As a Moodle advocate, I am most interested in how Bowling Green University is creating a new learning environment.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): " Visual Thinking, Imagery, and the Brain" (Eide Neurolearning Blog)

Mark Oehlert

Their post mentions and links to a PDF of an article in press, entitled " What Brain Imaging Can Tell Us About Embodied Meaning ," by Marcel Just. Moreover, they indicate some of the conditions under which perceptual or motor representations are most likely to be activated. where I am linking to all the Lewin stuff I find.

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GE TV: Elliott Masie on the Future of Learning Technologies

Growth Engineering

The one and only Elliott Masie stopped by to share his wealth of expertise with all of your lucky viewers! He heads up The MASIE Center , a think tank focused on supporting learning and knowledge within the workforce. Watch this interview to find out: The most exciting areas of research at The MASIE Learning LAB.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): What if "This is your brain on drugs".was a good thing?

Mark Oehlert

e-Clippings (Learning As Art) Home Archives Subscribe About My Social Networks « Web-based Replacements for MSFT Project | Main | Semi-Daily Quote/Lyric/Words of Others » March 25, 2008 What if "This is your brain on drugs".was was a good thing? " OK.so was a good thing?

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The Shoemaker’s Children – How Travel, Training and Social Learning Expand Your Mind

Learningtogo

The hippocampus is a remarkable structure within the Limbic system , sometimes called the “midbrain,” referring to our understanding that it evolved in early mammals as a means of separating mammalian species from more primitive species with “reptilian” brains. How London Cabbies Change Their Brains. Travel Wakes Up Your Lazy Brain.

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Favorite 2009 posts on Informal Learning Blog

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Business Impact of Social and Informal Learning. T o implement social/informal learning infrastructure projects, learning and development professionals need to shift their focus from learning to earning. This morning I received an email asking…”How are people using social software to support learning?” Too much technology.