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LearningToGo Brain & Learning Newsletter - Vol. 3, No. 11 - June 2, 2017
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Scarcity or Abundance - It's Your Choice
Have you ever gone to the grocery store when you're hungry and ended up buying all kinds of things that weren't on your shopping list? Ever noticed how when you're on a diet every single ad seems to feature something delicious you're not supposed to eat? Or have you ever been a little bit down on your luck and bought something you couldn't afford, because you convinced yourself it was just too good a deal to pass up, or something you absolutely "needed?"
You've been the victim of "scarcity thinking."
Read more...
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Podcast: Michelle Munt - Jumbled Brain Blogger
One day you're living your life, on your way to work. A freak accident changes everything in a millisecond. When you wake up, the rest of the world is exactly the same, but you are profoundly changed. The rest of your story will be about finding your way back from a traumatic brain injury. Michelle Munt lives this nightmare every day, but she has found a way to inspire and help others as she documents her progress and setbacks. Join me for an inspiring conversation and visit Michelle's blog at
https://www.jumbledbrain.com/.
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Podcast Guest Elizabeth Jameson Does TED Talk
Podcast guest, Elizabeth Jameson, is an artist specializing in the intersection of art and science. As a person living with Multiple Sclerosis, she uses neuro-technology to transform her brain scans into a vibrant, unique form of portraiture that celebrates the imperfect body and brain. Jameson collaborates with scientists, health care providers, and those living with illness to spark conversations and deepen the complex narrative of disability and disease. Today she focuses on how art and design can assist in honoring the human experience of illness, specifically in clinical spaces such as the waiting room. Ms. Jameson's most recent project,
#FacingMS, uses art, storytelling and technology to access the untapped potential of time spent in waiting rooms. Her work is shown at major universities, hospitals, and neuroscience centers throughout the world.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
https://www.ted.com/tedx
I'm so honored to know her and can share her work with all of you!
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What's on Margie's Bookshelf?
A Mind for Numbers
by Dr. Barbara Oakley
In this book, Barbara tells her own story of struggle with math in school and how she overcame it by discovering learning techniques. I have a lot in common in Barb (except that I don't have a wildly successful MOOC just yet) so I really enjoyed this book and I think you will too. You might also want to revisit her interview on our podcast series.
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ATD International Conference and Expo - A great experience!
I just got back from ATD's premiere event, the International Conference and Expo (ICE), where I spoke about the future of learning and artificial intelligence. I was pleased to see that
my topic
was compelling enough to attract over 100 folks on the morning after a big networking party at the Georgia Aquarium. I love going to professional conferences. It keeps me in touch with my fellow learning professionals and gives me a chance to meet new friends in a setting completely dedicated to learning. I'm a proud member of the Association for Talent Development and I highly recommend it every chance I get. As you probably know, I'm a regular contributor to their
Science of Learning blog
and I teach
Essentials of Brain-Based Learning
for them online. Even you can't attend a big out of town conference on your budget, there is probably an
ATD chapter
near you. Local chapters give you a chance to meet fellow professionals in your own area, and I speak at many of their events as well, so you may find me at your next meeting. Learn more about ATD and the many
benefits of membership here
, or
ask me
about my personal experiences with this great organization!
Get my slides from ATD ICE!
If you'd like to have my slide presentation from ATD ICE, you can download them here.
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Upcoming Events
Sep 7-21, 2017
Essentials of Brain-Based Learning (Live online: Sep 7-21, 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.
Read more...
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:
- Sep 7-21, 2017
- Oct 26-Nov 9, 2017
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Sept 25-27, 2017
Training Magazine 2017 Online Learning Conference (Sept 25-27, New Orleans) - Learning Begins After Class: The Forgetting Curve in Online Learning
Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve demonstrates how quickly we forget new information. Within the first 10 minutes, your learner has already forgotten a significant amount of the information that you worked hard to convey in your online course. Within 24 hours, most learners will forget at least half of your content and retention continues to decrease steadily after that. So why are so many online learning courses designed with a "one and done" approach? In this 60-minute session you will learn how the brain deliberately "forgets" and how you can overcome the forgetting curve through purposeful follow-up and reinforcement after training has taken place. You will walk away with a plan to build value in your learning designs through reinforcement that is grounded in learning science.
Join me in New Orleans to learn simple, easy-to-implement activities and challenges to enhance memory and retention after class is finished.
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Join Me at TLDC in January, 2018!
Last year, I was honored to join the team for the first
T
raining, Learning and Development Conference (TLDC). This innovative conference is built around learning best practices, so you can come back from the conference refreshed, with new neural pathways already firing from new connections, new insights and the time to absorb and reflect. This year, I'm proud to support the planning of our next "unconference" in January. It will be based right in my hometown - Phoenix, AZ. Watch for more news soon and join the TLDC community to stay in touch with fellow learning professionals.
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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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