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Creating Better Content with Lessons Learned from Brain Research

CourseArc

from Brain Research. The brain is arguably one of the most complex organs of the body, and one we still do not fully understand. Understanding the brain helps us understand learning. What we know about how the brain functions has advanced by leaps and bounds since the 1990s (dubbed the Decade of the Brain by the U.S.

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Work as Improv Theater: Teaching the Right-Brained Learner.

Dashe & Thomson

The era of “left brain” dominance, and the Information Age that it engendered, are giving way to a new world in which “right brain” qualities-inventiveness, empathy, meaning-predominate. I’ve often wondered what all this right-brained thinking means for the learning industry. Good content.

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Top 10 tools for Learning 2023

Clark Quinn

Somehow I missed colleague Jane Hart’s annual survey of top 10 tools for learning ’til just today, yet it’s the last day! So here’s my (belated) list of top 10 tools for learning 2023. Sense I still use Graffle as a diagramming tool (Mac only). Probably wrongly, but I still trust my brain first.

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Hiring Managers, Storytelling, and Tools: ID Links 5/25/21

Experiencing eLearning

This post includes links on what hiring managers want, storytelling, and tools from outside of L&D that can be useful for instructional designers. To develop effective stories, we need the creative mindset of a beginner, the courage to make them messy, and effective tools and processes to manage their complexity. Kayleen Holt.

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12 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Authoring Tool

Knowing what you need from an eLearning authoring tool can be hard, especially when there are so many options on the market. gomo’s new ebook aims to save you time and hassle by identifying 12 must-have authoring tool features.

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The Ultimate Brain Food: Performance Support | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

According to Urban Dictionary: Your exobrain (or exo-brain) is your extended brainpower from the information you have access to from your computer or the web. Web-based learning portals are the ultimate brain food — extending brain power by positioning learning and How-To reference material close to the job, 24/7.

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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. Learn about these tools and the exciting possibilities they bring.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

You'll walk away with: A deeper understanding of the cognitive science of learning 🧠 A new mindset surrounding effective curriculum design 📚 Tools to improve students' learning & retention 🧰 Creative ways to monitor student progress 📈 Don't miss this brand new webinar! Save your seat and register today!

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The Recruiting Crossword Puzzle

You can solve your recruiting problems using new tools and data specifically designed to help do your job: find top passive talent and fill those open reqs – faster than you thought possible. Test your recruiter-brain with this crossword puzzle, which reveals the best ways to move forward in your efforts with every answer!

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How Healthy is Your Learning Program? Protect the Physical and Mental Health of Your Learners With These Insights From Neuroscience

Speaker: Margie Meacham, Chief Freedom Officer of Learningtogo, LLC

The answers to these questions lie in new scientific research on how online learning can actually alter the structure of the brain -- and these changes might be inhibiting learning, making your employees physically ill, and motivating them to run from you as fast as they can. Why are our best people looking for other jobs?

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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.