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Clever Brain Power Usage

for Smarter Learning Designidesignx Australian Instructional Design Conference 2015

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Jane Hudson

Learning Architect at

JBass Learning

www.jbasslearning.com

jbasslearning@gmail.com

…is the most powerful, staggeringly

complex electro-biochemical machine

ever created. Above and behind our

eyes are 100 billion neurons in a small

calcium shell, laced with organic

pumps, channels, and switches’7 Secrets to Turbocharging Your Brain, Pysychology

Today

‘The human brain…

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Your brain uses a lot of energy

‘Conscious mental activities chew up

metabolic resources, the fuel in your

blood, significantly faster than

automatic brain functions such as

keeping your heart beating or your

lungs breathing’. Your Brain At Work, David Rock 2009

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The neurons that fire together, wire

together, Hebb’s Rule

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Learning

rewires your

brain

Using brain power in your

learning design

. ‘We have a limited bucket of resources

for activities like decision making and

impulse control and when we use

these up, we don’t have as much for

the next activity’ Your Brain At Work, David Rock 2009

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Get your learners off their brains!

.Sitting for longer than 45 minute –

brain starts to slow down

The human brain is a muscle – it

needs a constant supply of fresh

blood and oxygen to be able to

work at its best

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Feed & water your learning brain

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Get rid of the lollies

Cut down the carbohydrates

Use Visuals

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A picture is worth a

thousand words

Toys on the table

Give your kinaesthetic

learners something to

do with their hands

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Single-tasking

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The brain is only able

to focus deeply on one

task at a time

Trying to do too many

things at once causes

the brain to lose the

capacity for deep

thinking altogether.

Take short energy breaks when your

learners need them

.

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5 minutes

Circuit breaker

Negotiated with group

The introverted learner

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Shyness has nothing to

do with being an introvert

It’s about how they

reenergise

Include solo activities in

your learning design eg

reading time

Don’t cram too much into the time you

have…

. Be realistic with the learning that can be

achieved in the time that you have

Cramming more content into the learning

day doesn’t necessarily mean that your

learners will learn more

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Use nature in your learning design

.

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People

commonly

report that

spending time in

nature makes

them feel better.

Clever Brain Power Usage

for Smarter Learning Designidesignx Australian Instructional Design Conference 2015

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Jane Hudson

Learning Architect at

JBass Learning

www.jbasslearning.com

jbasslearning@gmail.com

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