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Neat little boxes
Not all research on how the brain functions comes to the same conclusions. In fact one of the major problems with applying brain-based theories in actual instruction is that the findings are frequently contradictory. The cellular structure of the brain … Continue reading
Posted in Education trends, Group psychology
Tagged brain based instruction, prejudice
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Learning from inside out
The instructor in my high school English class was rather dry. She would drone on about difference between past and subjunctive verbs, and participles and gerunds. However, she was a well-read and well-traveled person. On the side wall she had … Continue reading
Learning in the eye of the beholder
During a post graduate course in learning design, one of the students attempted to present instruction on the solar system without the use of any visuals. After the professor gave a curt lecture on importance of multi-sensory instruction, she asked … Continue reading
Posted in Education trends
Tagged brain base learning, dale's cone of leanring, dual encoding
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Tinkering with the mind of man
The idea of the left brain being logical while the right is creative has been disproved in studies which show that during creative activity people are more likely use both half of their brains. According to Dr. Jeff Anderson, director … Continue reading
Posted in Education trends, Manipulation, Mental health, Optimism and Pessimism
Tagged Brain based learning
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Destined for optimism?
There has been an academic debate going on between psychologists since Shelly Taylor published Positive Illusions asserting that the normal mentally healthy person holds on to optimistic illusions. Are most humans not realistic in their view of themselves and the their … Continue reading
But am I funny?
There are advantages to being considered humorous, even if you do not want to spend your life in front of an audience as a comedian. People who communicate with humor are often perceive as being more socially attractive and more … Continue reading
Posted in Education trends, Laughter and humor
Tagged ability to be funny, culture, humor orientation, language
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Laughter and learning
Imagine two different college classes: in one the instructors is always logical and serious; and in the other the instructor throws in frequent jokes only tangentially related the subject. In which class do students learn more? According to research it … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education trends, Laughter and humor
Tagged attention, humor in education, relieving test anxiety, types of humor
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Technological component
Over the past few weeks I’ve been looking a psychological with an eye to creating realistic characters. Frequently I’ve been hearing a lot about how the millennial generation is different from other generations. I really have not found any creditable research … Continue reading
What makes a classic, a classic?
When a person refers to classic art, you automatically assume it is the style derived from classic Greek art. This style is associated with city-states on a small Greek peninsula beginning about 500 B.C. and ending 323 B.C., at the death … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Education trends, Literature, Poetry
Tagged architecture, art, Classic, empire, Harold Bloom, Literature, Shakespeare
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