Thursday, August 8, 2013

7 Brain areas to stimulate and boost learning - ZipMinis Blog-ology: Science of Blogging

7 Brain areas to stimulate and boost learning - ZipMinis Blog-ology: Science of Blogging

Mines the essential relationships between the brain and learning to help learners and educators be more effective.

Notes that heart of efficient teaching is "differentiation and adaptation," the two becoming increasingly important with advances in technology.

Adaptation means that a teacher must change up teaching strategies on the fly as well as reflect on them later to meet the needs of different kinds of students. Each student is unique, and the mental processing taking place during the class period affects the way individuals learn. Teachers must differentiate between independent kinds of learners and adapt.

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