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Five Teaching Strategies Backed Up by Neuroscience

KnowledgeOne

Neuroscience has made remarkable advances in unravelling the mysteries of the human brain. As our understanding of how the brain functions expands, so does our ability to apply this knowledge to various fields, particularly education. Here are five teaching strategies backed by neuroscience that can enhance learning experiences.

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The Neurobiology of Why Your Learner’s Brain Responds to Great Storytelling

Maestro

When you think about the power of storytelling, your first thought might be of the movies—even as Hollywood continues to churn out stories that follow familiar arcs we’ve seen time and again, we keep showing up and finding ourselves drawn in, happily paying to see it play out in different forms on the big screen. And now you’re hooked.

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Brain and neuroscience: test your knowledge!

KnowledgeOne

Do you know the characteristics of the brain at different life stages? Do you know how stress affects the brain and how to help the brain to relax? Find out more: Brain activity in numbers. A) The brain retains the ability to evolve and adapt throughout life. Do you have any idea how many thoughts we have in a day?

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What does the 80's movie WarGames tell us about learning games?

Integrated Learnings

I recently watched the 1980's movie WarGames with my son. As a dad, I often use movies like that as an opportunity to teach something new to my son. As a child in 1983 I was captivated by the science and drama of the movie. First, games can engage the human brain in a more complex way than other types of training.

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Understanding How We Learn: Video vs. Text

fewStones

How Our Brains Process Information Remembering Things Remembering things is making mental notes in your brain. When you learn something, your brain takes snapshots using your senses, such as seeing, hearing, or feeling. How Watching Videos Affects Our Brain Watching videos is a way we work out our brains.

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5 common learning myths – do you know them?

Coursy

However, research in neuroscience, education, and psychology has consistently found little or weak evidence to support the effectiveness of matching teaching materials to individuals’ learning styles. We only use 10 percent of our brain. People remember only 10% of what they read… but 90 percent of what they do or teach others.

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What can Hollywood teach you about making your Elearning AWESOME?

eLearning Brothers

What can Hollywood teach you about making your eLearning AWESOME? Ever wondered why movies are so expensive? Ever sit through the credits at the end of a movie? We probably all have, now that every superhero movie puts a teaser at the end. Why do they need so many people doing so many “strange” jobs to make a movie?

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