From drawing to viewing to remembering to learning, images help lecturers and teachers create the right kinds of neurotransmitters, help us leverage more nodes of the brain, and can been seen to help us remember far, far, FAR more than words can.
Quarantinotes Series #3 – Building a Better (Online) Class Discussion
A 15 minute video detailing some effective practices for moving classroom conversations to an online discussion.
Reflections on PD From an Ed Tech Conference
Professional Development is craved by instructors yet it is so poorly executed by institutions that it becomes dreaded.
Higher Education’s Dirty Little Secret
Do professors know how to teach?
Knowing More About Less
For those of you creating workshops of your own, we found some amazing benefits to practicing what we preach. This is a major differentiator for the Institute, actually leveraging brain science, learning research, and more as we learn and contextualize. We utilized the most effective practices from cognitive science, persuasion, and perception strategies in each session. From Interleaving to pattern finding to intentional creation of norepinephrine / dopamine / endorphin moments, we saw the power behind these learning frameworks. Participants had the opportunity to review and reflect often. Attendees also networked like crazy, establishing a community of practice that will follow them home. In other words, I am confident in saying that we all learned. I am also confident that learning will stick.