UCLA study shows high-fructose diet sabotages learning, memory Attention, college students cramming between midterms and finals: Binging on soda and sweets for as little as six weeks may make you stupid. A new UCLA rat study is the first to show how a diet steadily high in fructose slows the brain, hampering memory and learning [...]
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Connexions is a dynamic digital educational ecosystem consisting of an educational content repository and a content management system optimized for the delivery of educational content. Connexions is one of the most popular open education sites in the world. Its more than 17,000 learning objects or modules in its repository and over 1000 collections (textbooks, journal articles, etc.) [...]
We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.’ ~Lloyd Alexander Post written by Leo Babauta I am a teacher and an avid learner, and I’m passionate about both. I’m a teacher because I help Eva homeschool our kids — OK, [...]
This independent Irish Polyglot and author gets honest about overcoming his fear of learning new languages in his talk – “Fluent in Three Months? Rapid Language Hacking.”
Why do we flub that presentation, or miss that free throw? What makes us under-perform when it matters most? Whether you are professional athlete or straight A student, what makes you fail what you know well? Author and psychology professor Sian Beilock, and why we “choke.”
by Luciano Passuello Wherever you ask, when it comes to group problem-solving, brainstorming is always the default tool of choice. Brainstorming certainly gets all the fame and glory, but is it the most effective tool for groups to generate ideas? Not necessarily. Traditional brainstorming pales in comparison with a technique called Brainwriting. Brainwriting can easily lead to more [...]
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