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LearningToGo Newsletter - Vol. 3, No. 2 - January 20, 2017
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Guest Blogger Taruna Goel on Using Pinterest to Work out Loud
My Experience of Working Out Loud Using Pinterest
"Working out Loud" is a movement to leverage digital tools to share intermediate work products with colleagues so that you can improve your product through feedback and collaboration. Our guest blogger, Taruna Goel, recently experimented with this approach using Pinterest.
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You may already own a coloring book. You've almost certainly noticed these "adult" coloring books in the store or online. In fact, the New York Times recently recognized a growing trend for coloring books to appear on their best seller list. Coloring has been used as therapy for adults for decades and has been shown effective in reducing stress, treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and helping people on the autism spectrum express their feelings and relate to the outside world.
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Featured Infographic
The Neuroscience of Learner Engagement
Spend some time with this week's featured infographic on learner engagement. You will find several interesting facts, backed up by the sources used for the information. This single document pulls in several learning trends, including gamification, mobile learning, personalized learning and social learning and links these concepts to our new understanding of how the brain works.
(Click image to view full infographic)
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Featured Podcast
The Neuroscience of Infographics
Your brain processes information in pictures, so why not deliver learning content in graphic form? Infographics are all the rage in social media because they convey a lot of information quickly and help the audience recognize patterns, connections and themes much more quickly than would be possible with text and/or audio.
In this webinar we'll explore the neuroscience of infographics and why they work. You'll learn a simple step-by-step process for creating your own infographics as well as a list of "dos and don'ts" to ensure that your next infographic is an effective learning tool.
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y
common knowledge
that there are not enough people to fill the gaps left by the Baby Boomers as they exit the workforce. While most research and articles which address this looming crisis look to overcoming the
skills gap
, this paper looks beyond entry level to the leadership level.
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February 9-23, 2017
Essentials of Brain-Based Learning (Live online: Feb 9-23, 2017 and more)
Spaces are filling quickly! Register today to be sure you don't miss this live event.
If you could understand what was happening in the brains of your target audience, would you be a more effective trainer, designer, consultant, or leader? Thanks to recent advances in neuroscience, learning and talent development professionals now have an opportunity to alter their approaches to change management, leadership development, training, and instructional design. Learn how the brain receives, encodes, and retrieves information to construct knowledge, and use these insights to improve your learning programs.
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If you're a member of ATD, remember that you get a nice discount on this and other ATD courses. (And if you're not a member, this might be a good reason to
join.)
All scheduled dates for Essentials of Brain-Based Learning course:
- Feb 9-23, 2017
- May 4-18, 2017
- Sep 7-21, 2017
- Oct 26-Nov 9, 2017
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Want me to speak at your next virtual or onsite event?
Contact us and let me know. Be sure to tell me if you are an ATD or SHRM member, or a school of any type. Special discounts may apply.
We can design a custom topic, or choose from some of my post popular talks:
- Practical Applications of Neuroscience to Enhance Learning and Performance
- The Brain Science of Leadership Development
- Healthy Brains for a Healthy Organization
- If You're Not Getting Smarter, You're Going the Other Direction
- The Trainer's Guide to Gaining and Keeping Attention in 8 Seconds or Less
- The Neuroscience of Infographics
- Brain-Aware Instructional Design
- The Future of Learning
- The Neuroscience of Webinars and VILTs
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