learning how to learn november 2016
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Learning How to Learn
Barbara Oakley, PhD, PEProfessor of Engineering, Oakland University, Rochester,
MichiganVisiting Scholar, University of California, San Diego
How did you do it?
Philip Oakley
Focused mode
Diffuse mode
Focused Mode Diffuse Mode
Team up Explain focused versus diffuse
mode
Now You Try!
Procrastinate
Insular Cortex!
Procrastination
Procrastination – A Habit
• Do NOT focus on finishing a task
• Turn off all distractions• Set timer for 25 minutes• Focus• Reward!
Xie, Lulu, Hongyi Kang, Qiwu Xu, Michael J Chen, Yonghong Liao, Meenakshisundaram Thiyagarajan, John O’Donnell, et al. "Sleep Drives Metabolite Clearance from the Adult Brain." Science 342, no. 6156 (2013): 373-77.
Sleep
Yang, G, et al. "Sleep promotes branch-specific formation of dendritic spines after learning." Science 344, 6188 (2014): 1173-1178.
Monday Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday
Sunday
Monday Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday Saturday
Sunday
Working memory
Focused mode
Focused mode Diffuse mode
Working memory
Long term memory
Practice Makes Permanent
Qin, S., S. Cho, T. Chen, M. Rosenberg-Lee, D. C. Geary, and V. Menon. "Hippocampal-Neocortical Functional Reorganization Underlies Children's Cognitive Development." Nat Neurosci (Aug 17 2014).
Working memory
and chunking
Raw information Information is chunked and understood
Focused thinking
Diffuse thinking
A library of chunks
Creative!
Poor memory
“Slow” thinker
Maryam Mirzakhani
Illusions of competence in learning
Flashcards are your friend.
Tests are the best!
Recall
Passion