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How neuroscience research can inform academic interventions

How neuroscience research can inform academic interventions | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"In recent years, the field of neuroscience has been attracting attention in the realm of education. Merriam Webster defines neuroscience as a “branch of life sciences that deals with the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry…[and] their relation to behavior and learning” neuroscience..."

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"Neuroscience is believed to be the next natural stepping stone in deepening educator understanding of how students learn and grow."
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Why virtual classes can be better than real ones - Issue 29: Scaling - Nautilus

Why virtual classes can be better than real ones - Issue 29: Scaling - Nautilus | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"I teach one of the world’s most popular MOOCs (massive online open courses), “Learning How to Learn,” with neuroscientist Terrence ..."

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To help students learn, engage the emotions

To help students learn, engage the emotions | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"It is literally neurobiologically impossible to think deeply about things that you don’t care about,” says the neuroscientist Mary Helen Immordino-Yang ..."

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Can neuroscience solve the mystery of how students learn?

Can neuroscience solve the mystery of how students learn? | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Educational neuroscience burst onto the scene with the hope of unlocking the secret of how we learn. But the jury is out as to whether it’s useful in the classroom ..."

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A new approach to education technology takes emotions into account - Slate Magazine

A new approach to education technology takes emotions into account - Slate Magazine | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Neuropsychologist David Rose spent years helping kids with learning disabilities participate in school by creating digital textbooks with pop-up graphics, text to speech, flexible fonts, and other customizable features to fit individual needs ..."

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Brain baloney has no place in the classroom | Pete Etchells

Brain baloney has no place in the classroom | Pete Etchells | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Pete Etchells: A study published this week brilliantly debunks myths about the brain that pervade the education system ..."

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The neuroscience of storytelling will make you rethink the way you create online courses - SchoolKeep Blog

The neuroscience of storytelling will make you rethink the way you create online courses - SchoolKeep Blog | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

'How can the neuroscience of storytelling help you create online courses? ..."

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The Neuroanatomy of a Retweet

The Neuroanatomy of a Retweet | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"How your brain helps you share ideas successfully..."

Carlos Fosca's curator insight, October 10, 2013 2:48 AM

.."Great ideas don’t just make us think—they make us want to tell others and think about how best to tell others so that they will smile or think or want to tell others..."

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Teaching in favelas: a new approach to schooling street children

Teaching in favelas: a new approach to schooling street children | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Yvonne Bezerra de Mello has developed a pedagogy based on neuroscience to help children raised in the slums of Rio de Janeiro bridge the achievement gap..."

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Could this be the first prescription video game? It shows promise in ADHD

Could this be the first prescription video game? It shows promise in ADHD | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Akili Interactive Labs plans to seek FDA approval of its video game, designed to activate specific neural networks to treat ADHD...."

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Research shows students learn better when they figure things out on their own

Research shows students learn better when they figure things out on their own | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Neuroscience proves what effective educators have known all along ..."

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What technology does to learning: An analogy

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"What Technology Does To Learning: An Analogy ..."

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It's not enough to be fast: How emulating human interaction is key to improving digital communication

It's not enough to be fast: How emulating human interaction is key to improving digital communication | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Neuromarketing expert Douglas Van Praet says to improve digital messaging, think humans before apps and feelings before words ..."

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Revealed: the science behind teenage laziness - Telegraph

Revealed: the science behind teenage laziness - Telegraph | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"They may lie in, act selfishly and take risks, but research by a leading neuroscientist suggests that adolescents may be right when they say nobody understands them ..."


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What happens in the brain when you learn a language?

What happens in the brain when you learn a language? | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Scans and neuroscience are helping scientists understand what happens to the brain when you learn a second language ..."

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analise moreno's curator insight, November 30, 2014 6:42 PM

I do believe that learning a new language does make an impact on  your brain because it is storing more  information but I do not beliive that it makes your brain larger.

Tandoo Barcelona's curator insight, December 2, 2014 5:09 AM

How much languages do you speak? Did you know that learning knew languages can increase the size of your brain? Read this interesting articla to find out more! (Stefanie)

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Emoticons are rewiring the way our brains work

Emoticons are rewiring the way our brains work | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The most basic of emoticons, such as :-) and :-(, are changing the way in which our brains work ..."

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Smart Teenage Brains May Get Some Extra Learning Time : NPR

Smart Teenage Brains May Get Some Extra Learning Time : NPR | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"It used to be that neuroscientists thought smart people were all alike. But now they think that some very smart people retain the ability to learn rapidly, like a child, well into adolescence..."

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