clever brain power smarter learning design, idesignx 2015
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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
…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