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Friday Finds — Brain Myths, Desirable Difficulties, Curation Tools

Mike Taylor

What I’m Listening To: All week, I’ve been immersing myself in the sounds of No Suits – a category-defying band that incorporates R&B, hip-hop, funk, psych rock, and electronic textures into their music. link] Library Extension Check your local library for the books, music, etc. But don’t worry!

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Friday Finds — Learning’s Secret Sauce, Personal AI, Teaching With AI

Mike Taylor

Can we pause for a moment to appreciate what goes into getting nearly 200 teenagers to do anything – let alone performing music while marching in complex formations and perfectly in sync!?!!? What I’m Listening To Another serendipitous music discover this week. How awesome is that? Thanks for reading! Learnapalooza8.com

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Friday Finds — Summer Book Lists, Art of Learning, Bad Design

Mike Taylor

What I’m Listening To: Today I’m investigating another music recommendation from my daughter. Learn more → Why the Brain’s Connections to the Body Are Crisscrossed Dazzling intricacies of brain structure are revealed every day, but one of the most obvious aspects of brain wiring eludes neuroscientists. Sign Up Now!

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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.

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Friday Finds — Learning How to Learn, Motivation, Scenario-based Learning

Mike Taylor

Lots of great music in there. Subscribe to Oliver’s Font Friday newsletter to get more great stuff like this. Learn more → ChatGPT Prompts for Motivation Dr. This is a fascinating compilation of research on effective learning strategies, the amazing workings of our bodies, and how to keep our brains in tip-top shape.

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Friday Finds — Animations & Learning, Attention Span, Learning Sciences

Mike Taylor

What I’m Listening To I’ve been reminiscing and listening to music that was always on around campus back when I was in college at Miami. Introduction to Learning Sciences” explores how the brain learns, focusing on encoding, consolidating, and retrieving information. Sometimes, it is worth exploring beyond the bounds of tradition.

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Friday Finds — Cultivating Capabilities, Design Rules, xAPI

Mike Taylor

What I’m Listening To: I’ve have liked Landon Conrath’s music for awhile now but never knew who he was – I do now and he’s definitely a favorite. Learn more→ Say goodbye to manual work and save your brain for the big stuff. I’m very lucky to have access to such nice facilities and the amazing people who make it all happen.

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