Webinar power point

Welcome to

Brain-Based

Learning

Part 2

Training Goal

Trainers will use brain-based principles and strategies (what we know about how the brain learns) to design and facilitate training.

Module Learner

Outcomes

• Describe how the brain takes

in, organizes, stores, and retrieves and

processes information.

• Recall principles of brain-based

teaching/learning.

Module Learner

Outcomes

• Implement brain-based strategies to maximize

learning and increase transfer back to the

workplace.

• Identify brain-based learning resources.

Previous Module

Outcomes

• Identify the structures and circuitry of the brain

• Explore the concept of “neural networks” and

their relationship to knowledge, learning and

memory.

Outline of the Module

Week 1 – Introductory WebinarWeek 2 – Sensory MemoryWeek 3 – Working MemoryWeek 4 – Long-Term MemoryWeek 5 –

Strategies, Resources, andSummary

Module Assets

• Narrated PowerPoint Introductions

• Weekly Outline

• Handouts/Articles

• Video Clips

• Discussion Boards

• Website Reviews

PREVIEW THE MODULE

Time Expectations

Weekly assignments should take you a total of 1

to 1.5 hours per week except the last week

which will require a little less time. You are

expected to complete all work within the one

week time period. The total time required for

the module is 5 hours.

Questions???

Learning and Memory

Learning Memory

Personal Definition

Key Points, Terms & Concepts

Revised Definition

Questions You Now Have?

Learning & Memory

Information Processing Module

Sensory

Memory Working

Memory

Long-Term

Memory

Attention

Advanced Organizer

Brain Levels Advanced Organizer

Use this graphic organizer to collect information throughout the module. You will use the information in week 5.

Sensory Memory

Working Memory

Long-term Memory

Function (What does it do?)

Capacity (How much info

can it hold?)

Duration (How long can it

retain info?)

What determines whether or

not info moves to another area

of memory?

Learning Definition

Learning can be defined as the:Cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

Process by which experience brings about a relatively permanent change in behavior

Change in behavior that results from experience and practice

Processing of information we encounter, which leads changes or an increase in our knowledge and abilities

Cognitive Science Laboratory (2003)

Hicks (2001-2002)

Pearson Education (1995-2004)

Di Paolo (nd)

Memory Definitions

Memory can be defined as the:• Ability to process information that requires attention,

storage and retrieval

• Mental faculty of retaining and recalling past experience based on the mental processes of learning, retention, recall, and recognition

• Retention and retrieval in the human mind of past experiences

Alzheimer’s Association (2005)

American Heritage (2002)Encyclopedia Britanica (nd)

What’s the Difference?

Learning Memory

Learning

A process

that will

modify a

subsequent

behavior.

Memory

The ability

to

remember

past

experiences

Learning + Memory

ROPES

• Review (prior knowledge)

• Overview (of training’s organization/content)

• Presentation (of content)

• Exercise (practice and application)

• Summary

MEMORY AND

LEARNING TERMS

Associative

Reconstructions

Associative

Review (prior knowledge)

The primary task during the “R” of ROPES is to

activate relevant prior knowledge.

This makes it easier for the brain to connect new

information to what the learner already knows.

Reconstructions

• The more ways information is learned and processed, the more neural networks are created.

• More neural networks (connections) make it easier for learners to store and retrieve new information.

• You can use the “P, E, S” of ROPES to give learners multiple ways of learning and processing new information.

New Definition

Revise your definition of

learning and memory.

Share?

Big Picture

Understanding the role of learning and memory as related to training.

How training design is linked to brain functions.

Transfer of training is linked to storage and retrieval of information.

Module Questions

THANKS FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION. Best wishes for completion of the module.