Get Your Students Hired
This subject provides a better understanding of how the brain functions, retains, stores and applies information. From a students point of view but can also be applied to the instructors point of view as well.
This module really broke down how students think for me! I enjoyed learning about semantic, episodic, and working memory. Concrete and Abstract thinking is crucial not only to the student's learning but curriculum development. Just by learning the definitions of concrete and abstract thinking, I can identify parts of the lesson plans I've already written that have students think in these ways.
I hadn't really heard much about deletion, distortion, or generalization before this module. I've covered memory types extensively, so learning about the filters was interesting. As a graphic communications teacher, it'll definitely help expand upon why we retain certain things and how graphic designers can work towards helping audiences retain a specific message or meaning. It'll also help me when I work on my lesson plans!
I enjoyed relearning how the adult brain works again. I will have to readjust my teaching techniques when it comes to my adult students.
This unit was a nice review of the neurology of the brain and brain development. It is important to know the 3 stages of most growth and development and to realize that many of our students are right around, before or after, the last major development: the development of the prefrontal cortex that organizes higher order thinking skills.
Instructors need to have a clear understanding of what part of their curriculum is concrete in base and what part is more abstract. With this understanding lessons and activities can be created that will help the students to gain experience in using both concrete and abstract thinking.
I think this module on the brain, it was a good review of the brain and memory. I learned that with an adult learner their working memory can sometimes be overloaded with outside stressors or activities. Also, I learned that as instructor we need to find a way to make a learning path for these students to help they learn and retain the information we are giving to them in order for them to be sucessful. I like this module.
I intend to develop my students' episodic memory by providing opportunities for students to handle real-world scenarios such as case studies or role playing activities.
This was a hghly informative model that depens my appreciation to the theoretical underpinnings of learning.
This was a nice review of some things I learned in college and helped me see it from a different perspective.
This module provided valuable information on understanding how the adult brain functions and special considerations to make for adult learners. It is true that adult learners have so many responsibilities and not a lot of available "head space" or time to learn new concepts unless the concepts are seen as valuable or relevant to their lives. It is important to demonstrate the value and application to the students throughout the course and be prepared to teach and demonstrate effective learning strategies.
I now understand the brain maturity level of some of my younger students and can better cater to their learning style.
Wow! I rea;ly enjoyed this module on the brain, it was a good review of the brain and memory. As facilitators of learning, we must understand how the brain works and stores information as to develop academic-related activities that create episodic and semantic memories for future use in the field.
This topic was very informational, I learned that with an adult learner their working memory can sometimes be overloaded with outside stressors or activities. I learned that as instructor we need to find a way to make a learning path for these students to help they learn and retain the information we are giving to them in order for them to be sucessful.
It's good to be aware that some students have a difficult time with abstract thinking and prefer the safe ground of concrete thinking.
In this first module, I learned about the learning process. As an educator, it is important for me to understand and remember learning in different stages of life and how the brain works and stores information in different developmental stages. This way, I can adjust my teaching styles to match my students’ interests and ability to learn and retain information. By distinguishing between concrete and abstract thinking, I can determine which part of my lessons and activities can be created in certain ways for the students to gain experience from which they will remain in their memories.
This lesson has been valuable in assisting me understand how important the use of creativity is when providing instruction.
Having students from different stages we have to adjust our teaching skills to facilitate the information processed by each student.