Learningtogo

JANUARY 19, 2017

They get to express themselves artistically, which can help improve self-confidence and stimulates multiple parts of the brain. If you have a child in your life, check out the free coloring page templates on the kid’s activities blog. Now let’s talk about coloring for adults. You may already own a coloring book.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 25, 2022

I share these links periodically here on my blog. An aesthetically pleasing design creates a positive response in people’s brains and leads them to believe the design actually works better. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. Research summary: How stories improve learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

These are my live blogged notes from the InSync Training Byte session “Once Upon a Time, Storytelling WAS Learning” by Tom Campbell and Karin Rex. Brains switch off when we see a slide full of bullet points. Our brains are active for language processing but nothing else. Our brains are wired to learn from stories.

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Learningtogo

JUNE 1, 2017

The rest of your story will be about finding your way back from a traumatic brain injury. Join me for an inspiring conversation and visit Michelle’s blog at [link]. Michelle Munt lives this nightmare every day, but she has found a way to inspire and help others as she documents her progress and setbacks.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 8, 2012

an irrelevant treasure hunt, you’re adding cognitive load or at the least distracting the brain from the content. In the previously mentioned discussion, Tahiya Marome made this point: For the brain, play is learning and learning is play. Our brains are wired for it.

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Learningtogo

MARCH 3, 2017

Basically, the idea is that our brains naturally look for the easiest path to our destination, so over time users of a system will show the designers where the formal pathways should be. In the background, while you were selecting the blue suit, your brain was already tagging your second choice as a backup plan. Never ask out a “10”.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 25, 2021

I share these links periodically here on my blog. Engage Brain and Train! As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. This post includes links on what hiring managers want, storytelling, and tools from outside of L&D that can be useful for instructional designers. What ID hiring managers want.

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Upside Learning

MARCH 5, 2013

This infographic is a product of rounds of brain storming and iterations, and the efforts, patience and perseverance of the Marketing team. Embed this Infographic on your website/blog. <div><b>Why Not too long back I had posted the slide deck of my presentation at the 2012 CLO India Summit.

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Learningtogo

MARCH 30, 2017

Now I’m returning to architecture again, to share how ceiling height can affect the way your brain processes information. Neuroscience was a very new concept at the time, so it is no surprise that this enlightening paper mentions “processing” and “stimuli” at least 73 times each but never once mentions the brain or neural connections.

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Learningtogo

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

While he didn’t have the benefit of today’s brain imaging technology, he just may have been right. Human brains interpret waves that fall between 20 to 20,000 Hz as sound. The vibration, usually carried by the air, enters our ear, eventually stimulates the auditory nerve , which sends a signal to the brain.

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Association eLearning

MAY 8, 2014

Visuals are processed 60,000 times faster in the brain than text. If you’re a regular reader of our blog you already know how much we love storytelling and are probably familiar with “ The Story Arc Model ,” as described in this blog post from our President and Creative Director, Jack McGrath. 5) Incorporate B-roll. “B-roll”

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Making Change

JUNE 10, 2013

We stand firm in our belief that learners have brains and should be allowed to use them. Julie Dirksen: her book Design For How People Learn and her blog. Tom Gram’s blog , including the series on Practice and the Development of Expertise. We are legion! Here are just a few of our noble warriors, in no order whatsoever.

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Learning Routes

DECEMBER 24, 2023

But fear not, for this blog is your treasure map to a trove of online resources, ready to transform you into a business ninja (though throwing stars is probably frowned upon). Blogs: Your Daily Dose of Online MBA Learning Business Buzz Blogs are your informal fun readings to discover what is new, exciting and receive the latest updates.

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 12, 2021

It’s strong for the eyes but weak for the brain. However, since that was a project for my blog and not an actual client, I’d assume a few more hours for planning and revision as an actual project. Cathy Moore has discussed the cost of eye candy in scenarios. The cost of eye candy is often a too-easy activity.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 2, 2024

I share these links about once a month here on my blog. It also looks like a good option for people requesting calls to “pick your brain” to get them to pay something for your time and expertise. As I read online, I bookmark resources I find interesting and useful. I could see this being useful for paid coaching calls.

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Making Change

AUGUST 20, 2019

Get ideas from these three classic blog posts that you might have missed. I vote for “show” because I want to use my brain. Need to write a scenario question? The same question three ways. What’s the difference between a quiz question, a mini-scenario with poor feedback, and a strong scenario question?

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 7, 2020

I share these links periodically here on my blog. Brain Science: Enable Your Brain to Remember Almost Everything | Learning Solutions Magazine Use memory boosters to reduce how much people forget after training. In this post, I share links on spaced learning, marketing, networking, free tools and images, and L&D skills.

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Infopro Learning

MARCH 23, 2017

According to Catherine Soanes on the Oxford Dictionary Blog , that’s exactly what happens! Furthermore, “ELearning” and “Elearning” read more like “EL earning”, confusing the brain, and are not the way you would capitalize a hyphenated proper noun. Conclusion. At the end of the day, language is part convention and part artistry.

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Learningtogo

JANUARY 1, 2019

If you could understand what was happening in the brains of your target audience, would you be a more effective trainer, designer, consultant, or leader?

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Learningtogo

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Your Brain Is Wired for Music. This post first appeared in the ATD Blog on the 14th of March 2019. While Pythagoras didn’t have the benefit of today’s brain imaging technology, he just may have been right. Human brains interpret waves that fall between 20 to 20,000 Hz as sound. Our Brains Are Predicting the Next Note.

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Association eLearning

MARCH 22, 2017

Some time ago, a colleague of mine wrote a blog called Learning Myths: Debunked , in which he stated that learning styles is a myth. Therefore, we presume that if one part of the brain functions better than the other, learners should learn differently.

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Learningtogo

OCTOBER 29, 2016

Google it and you will find thousands of articles, books and blog posts about how to face your fear and overcome it so you can be more successful, happy or brilliant. Is there some mechanism in the brain that encourages us to turn our fear of manmade and natural disasters into blockbuster films?

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Learningtogo

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

When I speak of “the neurosciences,” I tell people that our brains are so complex that it takes many different scientific disciplines to even begin to understand it. Then I rattle off the list, usually eliciting knowing looks and nodding heads, until I get to quantum physics.

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Learningtogo

JANUARY 24, 2018

The same brain that can be such a remarkable, proactive learning machine can become lazy and passive – particularly if passivity and conformity are rewarded generation after generation. Your brain is constantly predicting future outcomes and evaluating their likelihood. Your brain is like a heat-seeking missile.

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BrightCarbon

JULY 12, 2024

BrightCarbon was built on persuasive presentations and we take a similar storytelling and visual approach to learning, so that we can use the brain to its full potential. The way our brains are evolving alongside technology is infinitely interesting – or perhaps that’s the scientist in me. Asking the hard questions!

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InSync Training

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Brain science has recently taken center stage in the training and educational sectors, claiming to introduce innovative approaches to instruction, design, and virtual training methodology that promise to revolutionize learning experiences. Like many specialized terms, 'brain science' isn't always clearly defined.

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InSync Training

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Scroll down for a short recap of the program or click on the graphic below to watch the replay.

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Learningtogo

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

If you could understand what was happening in the brains of your target audience, would you be a more effective trainer, designer, consultant, or leader?

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Learningtogo

DECEMBER 22, 2019

One key to understanding why magical thinking exists is to understand the brain’s capacity to predict future events based on past experience. The brain does this by paying attention to changes in the environment and linking current and past events together to build a reliable model of the world. The brain is still a gigantic mystery.

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Learningtogo

DECEMBER 22, 2019

One key to understanding why magical thinking exists is to understand the brain’s capacity to predict future events based on past experience. The brain does this by paying attention to changes in the environment and linking current and past events together to build a reliable model of the world. The brain is still a gigantic mystery.

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Mike Taylor

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Learn more → Daily habits like sleep and exercise can shape brain connectivity for weeks A groundbreaking study reveals a direct link between daily habits and brain function. Takeaway: The brain remembers your daily habits—so a bit of sleep and movement today can boost brain connectivity for weeks!

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Learningtogo

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

This post first appeared in the ATD Blog on the 29th of August. Listening to music affects a wide cross section of the brain , including those areas linked to spatial reasoning and navigation. There are many examples of the powerful effects of music on the brain: • Music helps us learn new languages and mathematics.

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Learningtogo

DECEMBER 24, 2018

I just finished another session of my brain-aware instructional design workshop and I came to a big realization. As learning professionals, we all see information on the science of learning almost every day and we’re becoming better and better at incorporating this information into our instructional design and training delivery practices.

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InSync Training

JUNE 5, 2023

5 Recommendations to Design Brain-Based Activities for the Virtual Classroom, and What Virtual Learning Experts® Need to Know This is part of an ongoing column by Virtual Learning Expert® Jennifer Finan.

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Learningtogo

OCTOBER 14, 2018

Google it and you will find thousands of articles, books and blog posts about how to face your fear and overcome it so you can be more successful, happy or brilliant. Fear is generally thought of as a negative emotion. Yet fear serves a very useful purpose in our growth as a species.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 29, 2014

These are my live blogged notes from the opening keynote at DevLearn 14, happening this week in Las Vegas. When you learn Trig Calc, your brain is going through a new wiring process. It leaves your brain differently wired. We''ve come to presume that the answer matters instead of the brain wiring that leads to the answers."

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E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 14, 2017

The fire hydrant of ideas is too much for the human brain to handle, so you need to distribute your cognition. If you don’t blog, I suggest you reconsider. Even if you don’t publish your work, blogging is an excellent vehicle for reflection. Take notes.

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