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BECOMING CREATIVE
SUPER LEARNERS
Zaid Ali Alsagoff
Future Learning Methods?
Learn While Sleeping!
Massive Open Sleeping Courses!
Super Delta Brain Wave Learning!
Learning Chips!
Future Learning Methods?
Learning Pills!
Learning Implants & Super Learning Neurons!
Let’s First Do Some…
Video: http://youtu.be/KSwhpF9iJSsSuper Brain Yoga (research report: http://www.pranichealingontario.ca/SUPERBRAIN.pdfSuper Brain Yoga (SlideShare): http://www.slideshare.net/solarm_india/superbrain-yoga-7136961
Instructions: http://www.shridesk.com/post/2011/12/20/Thoppukaranam-Super-Brain-Yoga#.UorDXdJmgk0
SUPERBRAIN Yoga
…To ENERGIZE and ACTIVATE the brain by synchronizing ALPHA brain waves.
LEARNING READING
MEMORIZING THINKING
CURATING TYPING
SPEAKING
COLLABORATING
BECOMING CREATIVE SUPER LEARNERS…
*Yellow (text): Will be explored in Episode II (Feb 12, 2014)
LEADING
VISUALIZING
COMING 2015
BECOMING CREATIVE SUPER TEACHERS?
*Yellow (text): Will covered in Episode II (Feb 12)
A Crash Course on How Our BRAIN LEARNS…1. EXERCISE - Exercise boosts brain power.
2. SURVIVAL - The brain is a survival organ.
3. WIRING - Every brain is wired differently.
4. ATTENTION - We don't pay attention to boring things.
5. SHORT-TERM MEMORY - Repeat to remember.
6. LONG-TERM MEMORY - Remember to repeat.
7. SLEEP - Sleep well, think well.
8. STRESS - Stressed brains don't learn the same way.
9. SENSORY INTEGRATION - Stimulate more of the senses.
10. VISION - Vision trumps all other senses.
11. GENDER - Male and female brains are different.
12. EXPLORATION - We are powerful and natural explorers.
http://www.brainrules.net/about-brain-rules
Dr. John Medina
Summary: http://sivers.org/book/BrainRules
…to Stimulate the Brain and Maximize the Students’ Potential.
Brain-Targeted Teaching: http://braintargetedteaching.org/Brain Rules: http://brainrules.net/
Explore Brain-Designed Learning…
John Medina
E N V I R O N M E N T
T R A N S F O R M AT I O N
Online F2F
Substitution Redefinition
- Zaid Ali Alsagoff
Training Support
TEST-Learning Framework
STUDENT
Motivation
Learning Styles
Technology Knowledge
TEACHER
KnowledgeTechnology
Motivation
x-Gogy
LEARNING
Modification
OERs MOOCs
LEARNING OUTCOME(S)
ASSESSMENT
CONTENT / ACTIVITIES
TOOLS
*F2F: Face-to-Face *MOOCs: Massive Open Online Courses*OERs: Open Educational Resources *X-Gogy: Peda/Andra/etc./gogies
http://www.slideshare.net/zaid/testlearning-framework
The Rate of Medical Knowledge is…
http://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/2020/index.html
“…doubling every three years currently and projected to be
doubling every
73 DAYS by 2020…”
http://www.nst.com.my/latest/national-library-conducts-survey-on-malaysian-reading-habit-next-year-1.385666
Is this True?
Malaysian Reading Habits?
19962 pages of a book a year.
20052 books a year.
20108 – 12 books a year.
*Western countries? At least 20 books a year.
- The National Library Malaysia
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/pisa-malaysia-up-in-maths-down-in-science-and-reading
PISA 2012: Malaysia?
Malaysia ranked 52nd overall out of the 65 OECD participating countries.
*OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
http://gpseducation.oecd.org/CountryProfile?primaryCountry=MYS&treshold=10&topic=PI
Girls Rock!
PISA 2012: Malaysia’s Reading Stats…
Average performance in reading of 15-year-olds is 398 points, compared to an average of 496 points in OECD countries.
Girls perform better than boys with a statistically significant difference of 40 points (OECD average: 38 points higher for girls).
Your Speed Reading Level?
http://www.noahlaith.com/tag/speed-reading-test/
*wpm: Words Per Minute
Reading fast empowers you with more time for deep reflection and exploring new frontiers of your domain.
Source: http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_releases_for_journalists/091011.html
Juggling has been shown to increase both GREY and WHITE MATTER in the brain!
Did You Know?
It empowers you to FOCUS BETTER, THINK FASTER and improve your PERIPHERAL VISION, which are critical for speed reading.
Speed Reading Tool?
8 More Speed Reading Tools: http://agbeat.com/tech-news/8-speed-reading-apps-can-slash-reading-time/
Acceleread: http://www.acceleread.com/
Speed Reading Tips?
12 Speed Reading Tips: http://www.wikihow.com/Learn-Speed-Reading
CURATING?
How do you FIND what you are looking for online?
Curating refers to the process of COLLECTING, ORGANIZING and SHARING resources relevant to a particular topic or area of interest.
Social Curation/Bookmarking Tools…
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2011/01/buzzing-with-social-curation-tools.html
To Pull, Discover, Filter, Organize & Share!
To Collect, Organize, Cite, and Share
your Research Sources!
Social Citations/Referencing Tools...
Zotero: http://www.zotero.org/Citeulike: http://www.citeulike.org/Mendeley: http://www.mendeley.com/RefWorks: http://www.refworks.com/
End Note: http://endnote.com/
Typing Skills?
1. The faster you can type, the more time you will have to think and do.
2. Once you are capable of typing as fast as you think, you will think twice about using a pen again.
3. Good typing skills is a requirement to enjoy teaching and learning online.
Online Typing/Keyboard Training Tools: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2009/08/is-boltelicious-keyboard-skills.html
What was I THINKING
again?
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Assessment
To Be Continued…February 12, 2014!
URL to Register (Free): http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/1559321-mm3-becoming-creative-super-learners-with-zaid-ali-alsagoff
Wednesday, 12 February (2014) at 10.00 PM Kuala Lumpur time!
“Our brains can be rewired to become ‘Creative Super Learners’ at any age.”
- Zaid Ali Alsagoff
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/
Have a ZaidLearn!
Finally, You Might Want To…
Zaid Ali AlsagoffE-Learning Manager
E-mail : zaid.alsagoff@gmail.com
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