Seth Godin has posted a really interesting graph comparing amount of information with the way that the information is delivered:
Seth’s Blog: The bandwidth-sync correlation that’s worth thinking about
Seth is a marketing specialist and his article reflects this focus – but what if we apply this graph to our brain friendly learning interactions?
Here’s the graph:
One aspect of brain friendly learning is presenting information in a variety of ways to help more learners get ‘it’ more deeply.
- How can you introduce ‘real time’ (synchronous) elements into a distance learning (asynchronous) programme?
- How can you introduce ‘asynchronous’ elements to a classroom based programme?
- How can you mix high density (loads of content) and low density (short, small, chunks)?
Worth thinking about…
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