Tip #630: How Tradition and Familiarity Can Curb Learning
This Tip looks at two cognitive biases that show how tradition and familiarity can curb learning and how we can counter that. “Even in the
July 18, 2016
This Tip looks at two cognitive biases that show how tradition and familiarity can curb learning and how we can counter that. “Even in the
This Tip explores two cognitive biases that show how knowledge and confidence can curb learning and what we can do about it. “Fortunately for serious
This Tip describes the five principles of learning through productive failure and questions if it is applicable to non-finite subjects. “Learning from failure is a
This Tip discusses TED-Ed animated lessons, which is a terrific training resource subtitled Lessons Worth Sharing for teachers and students. “Animation offers a medium of
This Tip discusses five brain facts instructional designers need to know in order to create powerful learning experiences. “I like nonsense; it wakes up the
“We are not thinking machines that feel; rather, we are feeling machines that think.” Antonio Damasio Did you know that emotions and feelings are not
This Tip describes two different approaches to brainwriting that generate more ideas and more participation than brainstorming. “Brainwriting is brainstorming on steroids.” Luciano Passuello Brainstorming
This Tip introduces question-storming and explains its benefits over the more familiar brainstorming approach to idea generation. “One does not begin with answers. One begins
This Tip explains why learning should be dope because the neurotransmitter dopamine plays a critical role in learning. “Dope: Excellent; outstanding.” Learning Should Be Dope!
This Tip describes a variation on Jeopardy that is much better than the original because it really checks retention. “There’s a way to do it
Dubai, Travelogue- November 17, 2015 This Tip is all about my Dubai training, consulting, and touring adventures. I’m sorry that I haven’t written until now.
This Tip shares research findings that explain why multiple quizzes help learning retention by requiring knowledge retrieval. “Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain