15 Surprising Discoveries About Learning
What are some of the most encouraging known facts about learning? From taking a walk to learning a new language, there are countless things we can do to improve the way we learn. Below we list fifteen steps toward a better brain: 1. Laughter boosts brain function. Pam Schiller and Clarissa A.
Qu’est-ce que le design thinking ?
D'où ça vient? Qu'est-ce que c'est? Le design thinking est apparu dans les années 2000 au cœur de la Silicon Valley sous l’impulsion de Tim Brown directeur de l’agence Ideo.
The 27 Principles to Teaching Yourself Anything (aka The Self-Guided Education Manifesto + PDF download
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” —Mark Twain Note: This post is intentionally long. It’s meant to be our compass for learning the skills that matter in the world and throwing theory out the window. Read it. Save it.
« Design Thinking : la prochaine étape de transformation business pour...
A notre époque, l'expérience client est devenue essentielle pour maximiser le parcours d'achat et fidéliser les utilisateurs. A ce titre, le Design Thinking, qui pose l'empathie, l'intuition et la co-création avec l'utilisateur comme pierre angulaire de l'innovation, pourrait bien devenir le sésame des entreprises qui souhaitent se différencier et croître sur leur marché. Pourquoi le Design Thinking, inventé dans les années 50, est-il redevenu tendance à l'ère des start-ups et du digital ? Les géants de l'Internet, comme Google, Facebook ou encore Amazon, où bien des firmes innovantes comme Apple ou Dyson ne jurent que par lui. Ils l'utilisent pour concevoir et optimiser leurs produits et leurs plateformes. Cette méthodologie qui place le design au cœur du processus de création et de développement convainc de plus en plus de dirigeants d'entreprises.
Beating the Forgetting Curve with Distributed Practice
“If you read the research on how much people forget after training, it’s depressing. Do a search for the ‘Forgetting Curve’. Once we know something like this, we need to change our approach and educate others.”- Connie Malamed (The eLearning Coach)The above quote is from our interview with Connie Malamed. After our inspiring and thought-provoking interview with Connie Malamed, we were left wondering about the interesting human nature that is revealed with the ‘forgetting curve’, and its impact on learning design. We set out on a journey to explore and learn more about this phenomenon.Below are the questions we had in mind when we embarked on our journey:
Top 11 Wonderful Tools for Designers To Create Infographics - I am programmer
For all the importance we place on text, it’s an indisputable fact that images are processed in the brain faster than words. Hence the rise and rise of the infographic which, at its best, transforms complex information into graphics that are both easy to grasp and visually appealing. No wonder magazine readers and web visitors love them. Infographics not only cater to information but also to artistic sensibilities. Human emotions and feelings can be portrayed more easily through Infographics. As a result, they are used in a variety of contexts, such as humor, emotion, social awareness and so on.
Learn Difficult Concepts with the ADEPT Method
After a decade of writing explanations, I’ve simplified the strategy I use to get new concepts to click. Make explanations ADEPT: Use an Analogy, Diagram, Example, Plain-English description, and then a Technical description. Here’s how to teach yourself a difficult idea, or explain one to others. Analogy: What Else Is It Like?
A Learning Secret: Don’t Take Notes with a Laptop
“More is better.” From the number of gigs in a cellular data plan to the horsepower in a pickup truck, this mantra is ubiquitous in American culture. When it comes to college students, the belief that more is better may underlie their widely-held view that laptops in the classroom enhance their academic performance. Laptops do in fact allow students to do more, like engage in online activities and demonstrations, collaborate more easily on papers and projects, access information from the internet, and take more notes. Indeed, because students can type significantly faster than they can write, those who use laptops in the classroom tend to take more notes than those who write out their notes by hand. Moreover, when students take notes using laptops they tend to take notes verbatim, writing down every last word uttered by their professor.
35 Psychological Tricks To Help You Learn Better
Have you ever considered letting your students listen to hardcore punk while they take their mid-term exam? Decided to do away with Power Point presentations during your lectures? Urged your students to memorize more in order to remember more? If the answer is no, you may want to rethink your notions of psychology and its place in the learning environment.
From Self-Discovery to Learning Agility in Senior Executives by Suzanne Goebel, Richard Baskerville
Suzanne Goebel Georgia State University Richard Baskerville Georgia State UniversitySeptember 20, 2013 Third Annual International Conference on Engaged Management Scholarship, Atlanta, Georgia. September 19-22, 2013.
5 things you should know about how your brain learns
From memorizing calculus equations to learning how to cook the perfect bowl of ramen noodles, there is plenty of learning to be done in college. To maximize your educational experience, there is one more item you should learn about — your brain! Though learning preferences differ from person to person, all human brains function in the same general way. Understanding how your brain absorbs and stores new information can help you optimize your academic performance.
Top 10 Strategies for Learning New Skills
We tend to think about gaining new skills like we think about winning the lottery: "Gee, it'd sure be nice…" "…Think of all I could do with those new skills and abilities!" "…But the odds of achieving this are so small… mmm, gonna pass." But while the lottery is a tax on people who are overly optimistic, you don't need luck, youth, or even a high IQ to gain that new skill you've been thinking about.
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