Tag Archives: memory
Your brain is a stage with only four actors
In his book Your Brain At Work David Rock likens the pre-frontal cortex to a theatrical stage.
At various times there will be actors on the stage and it is these actors that we are describing when we talk about what we are focussed on.
So right now you may have a reading actor on your stage as you read this, you may also have a musical actor on stage if you are playing some background music, you may have your e-mail sorting actor on stage and / or potentially one or more of many.
Posted in Theory Also tagged accelerated learning, brain, neurology, prefontal cortex, productivity, state 2 Comments
Take your learners to a concert (or two)
The use of background music during lectures, vocabulary decoding, or group readings is a cornerstone of Accelerated Learning techniques. Two methods for using music, designed to create very different but equally effective learning environments, were developed through Lozanov's methods.
They are called concerts.
Posted in Practice Also tagged accelerated learning, anchoring, facilitation, music, neurology, state 2 Comments
Brain Friendly tips for students
For a lot of us, the exam season is upon us; for some it’s mocks, for others it’s the real thing. Whichever is your current situation, all over the land parents can be heard encouraging their loved ones as follows:
"Turn off that (delete as needed):
laptop
x-box
playstation
ipod
TV
mobile
Wii
... and DO SOME REVISION!"
So I thought I would share some [...]
Posted in Practice, Theory Also tagged accelerated learning, anchoring, brain, brain scan, challenges, Focus, neurology, recollection, retention 5 Comments
Experience or memory – how do you know your learners are happy?
Last week, I watched a fascinating TED video called " The Riddle of Experience vs. Memory". In it, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman revealed how our "experiencing selves" and our "remembering selves" perceive happiness differently. The blurb describing the video content said:
This new insight has profound implications for economics, public policy [...]
Is this the most important and exciting piece of research in years?