Category: learning theory
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Keeping up with Changes in Brain Stuff
I’m still reading and hearing trainers communicate to participants incorrect information about learning styles, left and right brained people and brain training. Check out these three topics carefully on the internet and you will find that they have all been found to be erroneous. Update your knowledge and don’t spread this rubbish around. Here is…
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Bread and the Future of Learning
I have been watching a great documentary on Netflix called Cooking. It has nothing to do with training or education. On the weekend I was watching the third episode on Air which introduced bread making. There has been a common theme running through all of the episodes that essentially states that due to the decreased…
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Brain Stuff
Training deals with the brain and hence, as I have said many times in the past, you need to understand your brain, their brain and what science is discovering about the brain. Quick update via video. Can’t see the video – click here
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Sunday Zephyr – Videos
How is your Sunday going? Maybe you are still in bed? If you need some entertainment I have posted two different types of videos below. Educational and sensational. The educational video’s are titled the history of ideas and contain short videos on some of histories classic ideas and philosophical debates. The second video is about…
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Brain Stuff
Here is an excellent infographic on the brain and learning. Credit goes out to Alta Mira via altamirarecovery.com
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Keeping the balance
In the constant debate about elearning and traditional learning it is important to point out that like all good learning it needs to be balanced, varied and interesting. Elearning and traditional learning can co-exist and should co-exist. One should not dominate the other. Below is a good article related to the co-existence. Read the article…
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Trainers need to be good learners
Simply, trainers must be good learners, must like learning, must like learning how to learn, must like people who want to learn. You might disagree. Comment below. If you want to read about the 10 habits of the worlds greatest learners click here.
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More stuff on the Brain
Another link to brain information. All important stuff for trainers and educators. Read the article here on informED.
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Asking Questions
Ask anyone who has been to one of my training sessions and I am sure they will say that I ask a lot of questions. I have always used this technique as I believe that most people already have a lot of the answers if they just think a little more deeply. If they can…