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Transcript of Brain-based Learning in the Virtual Classroom
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Brain-based Learningin the
Virtual Classroom
January 19, 2016
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Webinar Objectives
• Apply six brain-based guidelines in your next web workshop
• Increase novelty, contrast, meaning, and emotion in the virtual classroom
• Take away an infographic to reinforce brain-based learning approaches
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Tweet
#virtuallearning#NSLSlive
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Purpose Poll
What do you hope to gain from participating in this webinar?
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Neuroplasticity
• Our brains are constantly growing and changing.
• Learning changes the wiring of the brain.
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Brain-based Learning
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Brain-based Learning
Active engagement = active brains
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Brain-based Guideline #1
Active engagement
= active brains
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Rate your Engagement
How would you rate your ability to actively engage your learners in the virtual classroom?
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Example
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Brain-based Learning
Active engagement = active brains
Neurons that fire together wire together
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Brain-based Guideline #2
Neurons that fire togetherwire together.
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Tell Me More
Neurons that fire together wire together.
What does this brain-based guideline tell us about the way people learn in the virtual classroom?
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Neurons Firing Together
• Increase multi-modal sensory learning• Create context • Begin with what the learner
already knows• Use stories and metaphors
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How does this story demonstratethe brain-based guideline,
“Neurons that fire together wire together?”
Neurons Firing Together
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How does this story demonstrate the brain-based guideline, “Neurons that fire together wire together?”
Neurons Firing Together
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Quiz
• Multi-modal sensory learning aids memory and recall.• New information must have context.• Learning begins with what the learner already knows.• Moderate stress is required for learning.• Stories and metaphors help learners make
connections.
Which element is not related to the brain-based guideline “Neurons that fire together wire together.”
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Brain-based Learning
Active engagement = active brains
Neurons that fire together wire together
Vision trumps all other senses
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Vision trumps all other senses.
Brain-based Guideline #3
If you understand that “Vision trumps all other senses,” what will you do in the virtual classroom?
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This is a visual medium
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Marine Debris
• There are 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris in the ocean.
• 269,000 tons of plastic float on the surface.• 100,000 marine creatures a year die from plastic
entanglement.• 1 million seabirds die each year
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5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris
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Brain-based Learning
Active engagement = active brains
Neurons that fire together wire together
Vision trumps all other senses
Social learning fires mirror neurons
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Brain-based Guideline #4
Social learningfires mirror neurons.
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Social Learning
“People learn from one another, sometimes without even realizing that they are doing so. With the increasing shift from face-to-face meetings and events to virtual and digital formats, careful thought must be given to how we build human interaction into learning solutions.”
The Maritz Institute
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Emotions
“There can be no knowledge without emotion….To the cognition of the brain must be added the experience of the soul.”
Arnold Bennett
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Implications
What are the implications of this brain-based guideline (Social learning fires mirror neurons) in the virtual classroom?
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• Stimulate emotional engagement• Use visuals, stories, novelty and humor• Encourage social collaboration, practice and
application• Exhibit positive energy
and enthusiasm• Avoid negatively
charged emotional states
Implications
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Leadership Example
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What was your emotional response to watching this video?
What leadership qualities are demonstrated?
Example
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Brain-based Learning
Active engagement = active brains
Neurons that fire together wire together
Vision trumps all other senses
Social learning fires mirror neurons
No pain – No gain
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Brain-based Guideline #5
Failure precedes success.
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Goldilocks Rule
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What are the implications of this brain-based rule in our virtual classroom designs?
No Pain. No Gain.
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Brain-based Learning
Active engagement = active brains
Neurons that fire together wire together
Vision trumps all other senses
Social learning fires mirror neurons
No pain – No gain
Practice makes permanent
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Practice makes permanent.
Brain-based Guideline #6
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Delegating Example
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Example
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Example
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1. Review steps2. Model or demonstrate3. Have participants reflect4. Apply (practice)5. Observe and share
feedback6. Use on the job7. Report results to peers
Practice Makes Permanent
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Brain-based Learning
Active engagement = active brains
Neurons that fire together wire together
Vision trumps all other senses
Social learning fires mirror neurons
No pain – No gain
Practice makes permanent
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Taking Action
How many Insights or Actions will you take from this webinar today?
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