Building Memory with Science and Senses – Put on Your Thinking Cap (EP:19)
With Stella Collins, MSc.
Creating effective learning can be complicated – from our biology to our environment, there are a lot of elements that influence outcomes. And how can we get our learners curious anyway, especially in our increasingly digital spaces? Grab a hat and put it on (we mean it…. we’ll wait while you go get it) because in this episode, celebrated author and science-based learning thinker, Stella Collins, joins Stacy Craft to explore learning and the brain, memory, the powers of sensory experiences, avoiding stagnation, community, and why there is a group of people who think “Brains!” when they bite into a bar of chocolate. We also take time to unpack the LEARNS strategy for designing and providing education that people will remember.
Questions? Feedback? Ideas? Contact us at edufi@mayo.edu
Additional Resources:
6 Tricks to Making Learning Sticky! LEARNS
Teacher Centered Vs Learner Centered
Nine Things Educators Need to Know About the Brain
BASIC & LEARNERS Mnemonic/Acronyms
Articles
Benjamin C. Ingman (2019) Novelty and educational experience, The Curriculum Journal, 30:1, 69-90, DOI: 10.1080/09585176.2018.1564684
Videos
The Neuroscience of Learning – Bruce McCandliss
Neuroscience, AI and the Future of Education | Scott Bolland | TEDxSouthBank