1 how we think the brain works neo-cortex (higher order thinking skills) limbic system (emotions...
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How We Think The Brain Works
Neo-Cortex(Higher Order Thinking Skills)
Limbic System (Emotions & Long Term Memory)
Brainstem (Reptilian)(Fight, Flight or Freeze)
Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI)
Cerebellum(Embedded Learning/Habits)
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Understanding Information
0%
20%
40%
60%
Words
Voice/Tone
Body Movement
Words 7%
Voice/Tone 38%
BodyMovement
55%
% Contribution
93% of understanding comes from body language and expression
Albert Mehrabian
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Information Retention
20% of what they Read30% of what they Hear 40% of what they See50% of what they Say60% of what they Do90% of what they See, Hear, Say and Do
On average people remember:-
Rose,C. and Nicholl. MJ, Accelerated Learning for the 21st Century
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Experimentand
Integrate
Learning Cycle
LearningExperience
Observeand
Reflect
Generaliseand
ConceptualiseAdapted from Weinstein, p40/41 (1999) and Knasel, Meed & Rossetti, p105 (2000)
ALAPA
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Passive Reception Active Learning
Directives,Presentations,
lectures
Rules ofthumb
Stories witha moral
Socraticquestioning
Guidedpractice
Guidedobservation
Guidedproblemsolving
Guidedexperimentation
Group-based One-to-One
Active Learning
Lessons?
a. Recognise and exploit ‘deep smarts’b. Transfer knowledge through active learning.
Leonard, D. and Swap W. (2004) Deep Smarts Harvard Business Review , September Issue: 88-97. Edited version
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Learning StylesHoney and Mumford (1983)
Activist
Enjoys new and challenging experiences
“I’ll try anything once”
Reflector
Learns best when able to sit back
and observe“Look before you
leap”
Theorist
Likes to be able to question logic or
methodology“If it’s logical, it’s
good”
PragmatistNeeds to see link between learning
and practical application
“If it works, it’s good”
TestingDoing
ReflectingWatching
ConcreteFeeling
AbstractThinking
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Awareness and AbilityStangaards (1981) NLP Model of Learning
ConsciousCompetence
Aware and AbleAware and Unable
ConsciousIncompetenc
e
Unaware and Unable
UnconsciousIncompetenc
e
Unaware and Able
UnconsciousCompetence
Lessons? a. Raise awareness and develop ability, or nothing will change
b. Importance of feedback, disclosure and experimentation.