Reflection #1 by Brian A. Williams

Reflection #1 by Brian A. Williams https://padlet.com/brianawilliams/tex81el3y4te Reflections on the readings to date en-us 2018-07-14 23:03:39 UTC 2018-07-15 00:24:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Watchclock.png Overall Thoughts brianawilliams https://padlet.com/brianawilliams/tex81el3y4te/wish/270208407

I am impressed that there is dedicated study to neuroscience and learning

I studied neuroscience in college as a part of my psychology major

Learned about the anatomy & physiology of the brain and CNS

Neurotransmitters and hormones

I understand how neuroscience and learning fit together, but never considered neuroscience as a dedicated part of learning

I really understood learning as a social or behavioral process – the more effort you put into it, the more you get out of it

Of course, these processes involve brain functions, so they fall within neuroscience

However, I question the need to understand the brain parts as they relate to learning

OK for understanding neuroplasticity, as the book states that neurons can receive thicker myelin as new neural pathways are formed and used

But, the amygdala, hippocampus and prefrontal cortex are already made of the smaller neurons, so talking about those larger structures in learning does not help the discussion

Working harder and smarter influences changes in the brain on the neuronal level – that is neuroplasticity

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Learning style vs. learning preference

I maintained that I am kinetic learner (as a style) and grew to understand that I do not necessarily learn everything better through kinetic learning

I prefer to learn kinetically, but not all content is best delivered kinetically

Learning happens best when delivered through multiple modes

Emphasize effort rather than results. Students will be motivated to continue giving the effort necessary to achieve desired results

Sleep is important to help memory

I learned about this from exercising: the body undergoes weight loss and muscle gain during sleep

Neuroscience can likely be applied to many other unassociated areas: the neuroscience of exercising, or the neuroscience of cooking

]]> 2018-07-14 23:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/brianawilliams/tex81el3y4te/wish/270209139 Education and Technology brianawilliams https://padlet.com/brianawilliams/tex81el3y4te/wish/270209184

Focusing on technology so not so much about the hardware as it is about the things that people do with it and the learning that happens as a result

Learning is about understanding one's self and the world in which we live

Technology not only sustains life but enhances living

I have long believed that as I learn through my formal education that I understand the world and myself better

I have more tools to interact with the world and I understand the new roles that I can have in it

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Persistent belief that I am still learning

Persistent belief that I can learn by forming new neuronal pathways

Seek multiple modalities when learning new things (but do not forget that I prefer kinetic learning)

Try to perceive the world as interconnected - neuroscience, for example, is more than its anatomy and physiology, but the activities and learning that occur as a result

]]> 2018-07-15 00:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/brianawilliams/tex81el3y4te/wish/270209337 References brianawilliams https://padlet.com/brianawilliams/tex81el3y4te/wish/270209671 Selwyn, N. (2016). Education and technology: Key issues and debates (2^nd Ed.). New York: Bloomsbury Academic.

Whitman, G. & Kelleher, I. (2016). Neuro Teach. Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

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