Optimizing learning outcomes (neuroeducation)

Optimizing learning outcomes (neuroeducation)

This course is delivered by a neuroscientist specializing in memory and motivation. It specially designed for educators and trainers, and all those who provide instruction and care that their message is remembered and comprehended by the learners. We will first bust neuro-myths (such as that we only use 10% of our brains or that some people are left-brained and others right-brained) to then elucidate how the brain makes memories, under what circumstances it learns best and what conditions are needed for optimal brain performances.
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We will discuss less known but neuroscientifically confirmed phenomena such as the extent and limits to brain plasticity, overmotivation and the negative effects of extrinsic reward, near and far transfer effects, and brain development. We will extensively discuss individual differences and how to adapt education (teaching and learning) to accommodate them.
Keywords: declarative memory, brain plasticity, reactivation, (re)consolidation, habit learning, reward motivation, stress, feedback, curiosity, schema, generalization.