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Brain-based Learning

in the

Virtual Classroom


Session Objectives

• Apply six brain-based guidelines in your next

web workshop

• Increase novelty, contrast, meaning, and

emotion

in the virtual classroom

• Take away an infographic to reinforce

brain-based learning approaches


Purpose

What do you hope to gain

from participating in this session?


Neuroplasticity

• Our brains are constantly

growing and changing.

• Learning changes the

wiring of the brain.



Active engagement = active brains


Brain-based Guideline #1

Active engagement

=

active brains

5 4 3 2 1

Outstanding Very Good Okay Fair Underwhelming

How would you rate

your ability to

actively engage your

learners in the

virtual classroom?


Example




Neurons that fire together wire together



Neurons that fire together

wire together.

What does this brain-based guideline tell us about

the way people learn in the virtual classroom?


Neurons Firing Together

• Increase multi-modal sensory learning

• Create context

• Begin with what the learner

already knows

• Use stories and metaphors


How does this story demonstrate

the brain-based guideline,

“Neurons that fire together wire together?”



How does this story demonstrate the brain-based guideline, “Neurons that fire together wire together?”



Example





Vision trumps all other senses


Vision trumps all other senses.


If you understand that “Vision trumps all other senses,”

what will you do in the virtual classroom?


Example


This is a visual medium


Marine Debris

• There are 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic

debris in the ocean.

• 269,000 tons of plastic float on the

surface.

• 100,000 marine creatures a year die

from plastic entanglement.

• 1 million seabirds die each year


5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris






Social learning fires mirror neurons



Social learning

fires mirror neurons.


Social Learning

“People learn from one another, sometimes without even realizing that

they are doing so. With the increasing shift from face-to-face meetings and

events to virtual and digital formats, careful thought must be given to how

we build human interaction into learning solutions.”

The Maritz Institute


Emotions

“There can be no

knowledge without

emotion….To the cognition

of the brain must be added

the experience of the soul.”

Arnold Bennett


Implications

What are the implications of this brain-based guideline

(Social learning fires mirror neurons)

in the virtual classroom?


• Stimulate emotional engagement

• Use visuals, stories, novelty and humor

• Encourage social collaboration,

practice and application

• Exhibit positive energy

and enthusiasm

• Avoid negatively charged

emotional states

Implications


Leadership Example

What was your emotional response watching this video?

What leadership qualities were demonstrated?


Example







No pain – No gain



Failure precedes success.


Goldilocks Rule


What are the implications

of this brain-based rule in our

virtual classroom designs?

No Pain. No Gain.


1. Learners learn best when they attempt to solve a difficult problem first

before gaining new insights.

2. Without some stress or discomfort, learning is likely to occur.

3. Adults enjoy failing in front of their peers.

4. Too much stress or discomfort shuts down learning.

5. A virtual facilitator needs to create a safe space for people to try out

new skills.

Quiz Yourself: True or False


Example







No pain – No gain

Practice makes permanent


Practice makes

permanent.



Delegating Example


Example


1. Review steps

2. Model or demonstrate

3. Have participants reflect

4. Apply (practice)

5. Observe and share feedback

6. Use on the job

7. Report results to peers

Practice Makes Permanent







No pain – No gain

Practice makes permanent


Taking Action

What Insights or Actions will you take from this

session today?


Bonus

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