Tag Archives: retention
Learn to drive in a day the Brain Friendly way.
It’s a big day in our family. My eldest son is 17 and the only thing he has wanted for his birthday since last year has been driving lessons.
So this morning, having spent a large proportion of his inheritance on insurance, I drove him to a quiet street in his mother’s car where the learning [...]
Posted in Practice Also tagged accelerated learning, brain, challenges, facilitation, Flow, Focus, neurology 16 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, memory, neurology, recollection 5 Comments
The power of a good story
For ages now I have been planning to write some posts about the power of "story" but for a number of reasons (some of which I don't yet understand myself) I have been unable.
SO, when I came across an article by Jill Chivers yesterday, I thought I'd share it with you. It's called "The Power [...]
Posted in Practice Also tagged accelerated learning, anchoring, Comunication, meaning, psychology 5 Comments
Top 10 activities for participant centered learning
Following on from my “top 10” (ways to split a group) post a couple of weeks ago I thought I would do another one.
So here, in no particular order, are my top 10 activities for un-facilitated learning:
Check list – each participant is provided with a tick list of activities they should have completed by the [...]
Posted in Practice Also tagged accelerated learning, anchoring, challenges, creation, facilitation, information 3 Comments
Is this the most important and exciting piece of research in years?