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Microlearning is None of These Things!

Upside Learning

Learning, in our brains, is really the strengthening of neural connections. Our thinking is based upon patterns of activation across the myriad of neurons that constitute our brain. When we learn, we’re strengthening the connections within those active patterns (which are frequently two patterns newly put into conjunction).

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Your leaders’ brains were not made for this moment

CLO Magazine

workplace environment is putting a strain on our brains and affecting our mental well-being. Our brains were not made for this moment Technology has advanced exponentially over the last few decades, and our brains are getting left behind. Take a look at the nature of work, for example.

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When Will AI Stop Being “Artificial?”

Learningtogo

It was coined by mathematician John von Neumann to define a theoretical moment when the artificial intelligence of computers surpasses the capacity of the human brain. Instead of trying to make a computer act like the human brain, we try to make our brains a bit more like computers. When does blue become blue-green?

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Beyond Industrial Age Thinking

Clark Quinn

I’ve long maintained that our organizational practices are too often misaligned with how our brains really work. We regularly take technology as metaphors for mind. Yet we also are good at pattern-matching and meaning-making (sometimes too good; *cough* conspiracy theories *cough*). The premise comes from business.

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Agile Microlearning Explained

Learner engagement and retention doesn’t have to be a mystery. Cognitive science theories already supply the answers. Learn how OttoLearn packages them into a single platform you can use to deliver microlearning based reinforcement training, and go beyond completions to focus on outcomes.

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Future of the Workforce

Learningtogo

The human species has faced many disruptive periods before and, so far, we’ve managed to adapt, thanks to the neuroplasticity of our brains. So, a good place to begin is with the human brain and how it learns. Fortunately, your brain is plastic and is a learning machine, but not everyone knows how to access that ability.

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Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | July 30, 2021

Mike Taylor

How to Extend Your Brain Power to Maximize Your Intelligence. Your brain has limits. Acclaimed science writer Annie Murphy Paul says that in order to think the intelligent, informed, original thoughts we’re capable of, we can’t rely on the brain alone. Here are some simple ways to extend your mind, according to science.