Category: Research
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What is going on?
Check out this story and the accompanying graphic. Truly sad. Is this the future of education and training? I already know that there are many children and adults taking smart drugs to improve brain performance (for a brief run down check this reference list). Where will it all end and really what is the purpose.…
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Be a Better Googler
Do you know how to search on Google effectively? Do you know how to use all of their various search facilities. Do you want to teach children or adults how to search more effectively. Well if you answered yes to any of those questions just go to Search Education Googles Search Education website for more…
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I knew that running was making me smarter!
Great article here on how exercise can make you smarter. I have run all my life, essentially not for health reasons but because I have always enjoyed it, I find it relaxing and it helps me to work through problems. I know that I feel better after exercise and I know that when I am…
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Solving Problems
Problem solving is a big part of effective learning. I try to utilise a problem solving approach to just about everything I train people in so that they not only understand what we have covered but they can use the new knowledge and skills and manipulate it to achieve some goal. Effective problem solving is…
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Right Brain, Left Brain, Not Really
We have all, at some point sat through a session or lecture on the right and left brain and then some diagnostic telling us what side we predominantly use. Well it appears that most of that is rubbish. Please read the following article and start to re think how you have been told to think…
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Is training really a waste of time?
The title above is triggered by this article. There really isn’t anything new in this article but it is a good reminder to those new trainers out there and the other trainers who lie to themselves that often training is not as successful as we would like to think it is. This is not something…
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I run therefore I am a Genius
That title is a little misleading but it does appear from recent research that exercise does create a better, sharper brain. I like running and do it regularly so I feel very good about the research findings. Apart from feeling more alive after a run, maybe I am feeling sharper as well. This does support…
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There is hope for us all!
If you read my posts regularly you know I have an interest in creativity and training. Here is an article which basically means we all have a chance on being creative but it will probably surprise you what may assist you to be more creative. I was anyway. The following statement sums up the research.…
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Start the year with some solid research reading
For those inclined here is an archive of solid e-learning research. All for free, but don’t read it all at once it will make your head spin and in my case drift off to sleep. Click on link here. PS: I just got invited to Pinterest and it is excellent. Not sure what I am…
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Exercise to Learn
This is an interesting article on the benefits of exercise on the brain. Really that is a no-brainer in itself as I assume most people believe that exercise keeps the brain healthy but research has indicated that exercise increases mental functioning in particular memory and recall. Maybe as trainers and educators we should space our…