Neuroscience and Information Processing – Evaluating and Identifying Online Resources
Good day bloggers! Hello from beautiful San Francisco – or more appropriately, Pleasanton (East Bay).
What a great day to blog about learning and instructional design! It seems that every day I’m faced with a story or idea related to learning and learning processes in my personal life that enriches my own learning. In my pursuit for knowledge, I’ve come across a few good resources I’d like to share today.
First, when it comes to thinking and the brain, I have to begin by recommending this must-see movie, and I don’t mean the A-list kind. “What the bleep do we know?” will change the way you think about thinking. Don’t be scared by the complex and abstract term, “Quantum Physics”, but instead realize how much we can learn about ourselves and our world. While not a new movie, this cult classic is sure to get you thinking about what you know, and more importantly how you can change your life. Even if you’re not ready for a life altering commitment, peek down the rabbit hole of “What the bleep do we know?” and see if it answers any of your questions.
If you’re interested in more of what Quantum Physics has to offer, check out this great list of links offered by the makers of “What the bleep do we know?” Furthermore, this list from blogtoplist.com offers the top ten blogs on Quantum Physics. Might be worth a look.
When it comes to learning, we all learn how to learn as children, and very rarely do our learning styles change. When we are struggling to learn from an unpreferred learning style, it’s important to have good problem solving skills to keep you on track, and not broken down on the information highway. From a learning theory perspective on problem solving, check out the article, “Problem-Based Learning: What and How Do Students Learn?” from Educational Psychology Review, Vol 16, No. 3, September 2004. The article explains the theory of having students learn through the experience (constructivism) of solving problems allowing students to learn both content and thinking strategies. Just think how powerful you could be if you had a toolbox of problem-solving strategies to tackle each day!
(Walden students you will find the article in the Academic Search Premier database, (AN 13682403).)
For your reference:
Hmelo-Silver, Cindy E..”Problem-Based Learning: What and How Do Students Learn?” Educational Psychology Review, Sep2004, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p235-266.
I’m in search of more interesting new theories and ideas. Please feel free to share a good resource in a comment.
Until next time bloggers, good night, and have a rockin’ tomorrow (because if you think you can, you will)!
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