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Brain-Based Learning Theory: “The New Paradigm of Teaching”
By: Dawn McGuckin &
Mubeen Ladhani
The Tale of Two Adult Online Learners
Brain-Based
Learning
Mubeen
Dawn
Online Learning
Environment
Adult Learners
AQs
12 Principles of Brain-Based Learning & Neuroplasticity
The Brain is a parallel processor
Learning engages the
entire physiology
The search for meaning
is innate
The brain perceives &
creates parts & wholes
simultaneously
Emotions are critical
to patterning
The search for meaning occurs through
“patterning”
Our brains learn socially &
collaboratively
Learning = conscious & unconscious
processes
Memory = spatial memory & rote learning
systems Each brain is
unique
Ours brain
change based
upon
experiences
Understands &
remembers best
when facts/skills
embedded in
spatial memory
Neuroplasticity
The Brain Searches for Meaning & Understanding
Learning involves the creation of meaning
Authentic learning
experiences
The brain is always
engaged in the pursuit of
meaning
“Making Meaning”
Connecting Experiences:
Past & Present
Learning becomes
personalized &
relevant
The Brain Searches for Meaning & Understanding
Information is contextually embedded
Personalized frame of
reference
Intrinsic Motivation
Purpose-Values-Interests
reflected in learning
Anchors new
learning
Learn in situations that
are “true to real life”
Brain-Based Learning & Emotions
“Emotional Chemicals:”
adrenaline, serotonin,
& dopamine
Limbic System: “emotional brain”
&
Prefrontal Cortex: regulates
feelings/emotions Emotionally laden
experiences
&
storage + recall of information
Limbic System:
• Hypothalamus
• Amygdala
•Hippocampus
Prefrontal Cortex
Brain-Based Learning & Emotions
“Our emotional system drives our attentional system
which drives learning & memory”
Emotions can either impede or
motivate learning
Emotional systems create motivation
Positive Emotions:
encourages acquisition & retention of
knowledge & state of “relaxed
alertness”
Negative Emotions:
inhibits the powers of reasoning &
logic + “student downshifting”
The Brain Socially Constructs Knowledge
“If brain-based pedagogy could be summed up in one sentence, it would be; Knowledge should be socially created.” (Cave, Ludwar & Williams, 2006, p. 3)
Collaboration is important in the adult online classroom for several reasons:
1) Group Work = synergy and creativity
The Brain Socially Constructs Knowledge
2) Accessibility
to Professors
3) Student Becomes Teacher
Instant Expert
Guidance
Solidification of Knowledge
=
Neuroplasticity & Lifelong Learning
Lifelong Learning
Reorganization of the Brain in a More Efficient
Manner
Quick to Adapt to New
Learning Situations
Stoppage of Processing
Speed Decline
‘Learning is the best prevention for old age.’
- Aristotle (OECD, 2007, p. 49)
Neuroplasticity & Lifelong Learning
Neuroplasticity is aided through the ways in which learning occurs in the online environment.
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“Neurons that fire together, wire together.” (Doidge, 2007, p. 63)
Neuroplasticity & Lifelong Learning
Neuroplasticity occurs at a higher level when material is challenging.
i New
neurons!
Critique
Research should not be applied directly to the classroom.
Critique
We learn best when we involve our whole body.
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Enhanced Learning
Concluding Thoughts
Brain-based learning holds potential for a multitude of learning environments.
Concluding Thoughts
We must be cognisant however that brain-based research is still a baby.
References Slide # 1 • http://feaweb.org/brain-based-learning-strategies • http://www.shapingyouth.org/?p=2071 • http://teachingwiththebraininmind.com/ • http://www.internettime.com/2009/12/use-your-brain/ • http://www.endocytosis.org/ImaginingTheBrain/NeuroArt2007/gallery.html Slide # 2 • http://www.cksinfo.com/electronics/computers/pcs/page2.html • http://www.thethinkingbusiness.co.uk/brain_tour.html • http://info.intesolv.com/free-trial/ • http://techgoggles.in/index.php/adobe-launched-web-conferencing-app-for-ios-and-android/ Slide # 3 • http://www.talkingpage.org/artic011.html
Slide # 4 • http://www.delta7.com/the-meaning-of-meaning/
Slide # 5 • http://robertafaulhaber.typepad.com/blog/2010/10/collective-intelligence-some-scientific-
evidence.html Slide # 6 • http://www.dana.org/news/cerebrum/detail.aspx?id=3026 • http://www.northernhighlands.org/712410710134232943/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BC
OB=0&C=56455 • http://anguishedrepose.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/the-human-brain-has-more-switches-than-all-
computers-on-earth/
Slide # 7 • http://www.eruptingmind.com/emotional-brain-decision-making/
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