The Brain and Learning

This week we talked about the brain and learning.  Here are some resources about the brain and learning, and the processing of visual information.  As an Instructional Designer, it is imperative that I understand what resources are helpful in understanding and helping one to learn and process information.

What Does the Brain Have to Do with Learning?

Several  "myths" impede knowledge sharing among groups that want to understand and improve teaching and learning.  Laboratories are often disconnected from the challenges of real classrooms (Worden, Hinton, Fischer, 2011).

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Processing visual information: Implications of the dual code theory.

Designing Instructional Methods:

Imagery is thought to be an under used strategy in formal learning situations, one way to arouse imaginal processes is to include visuals with text (Hodge, 1994).           

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Here's My Blog!

I am learning how to manage a blog, so please be patient with me.  I selected using blogger.com because their instructions were simpler and it is free!  Some of the other blog companies wanted payment for using their website.  I am a Special Education instructor.  I work with children who has been diagnosed with Autism.

To further help me gain more knowledge in understanding technology and its effect within the classroom,  I viewed these blogs:

Do Instructional Designers Need A Degree?

This blog surveyed back in 2009 showed that 60% do not have a degree, 38% have a graduate degree in Instructional Design and 1% unspecified.  There is an on going debate within the US instructional design community as to whether a degree is needed to be most effective in this field.  Having a solid foundation in learning theory and cognitive science enables the designer to adapt learning strategies to varied audiences and content.  On the other hand, there are degree instructional designers who create poor learning products (Malamed, 2011).         http://theelearningcoach.com

What Everybody Ought To Know About Instructional Design

This blog by Tom Kuhlmann states, " Learning happens through our experiences and through the things we see and hear.  We learn in our quiet moments as we reflect on life.  We also learn in our social interactions and conversations with others.  Last but not least, we even learn through elearning courses."www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/what-everybody-ought-to-know-about-instructional-design

Reviewing Synchronous Learning Objects

Reviewing Synchronous Learning Objects blog deals with a learner being motivated within a business or academic environment. These environment may not share the same ideas.  However, there needs to be a formal reward system in place to recognize those who take part in the review process.  Recognition also makes the activity more credible as shared by Ferdinand Krauss. www.ideas.blogs.com