The Neuroscience of Learning Design
Britt Andreatta, Ph.D. Director of Learning + Development at lynda.com Senior Learning Consultant, LinkedIn

Roadmap Potential Neuroscience of learning
Growth mindset 3 phase model Designing learning For copy of full presentation, visit http://www.slideshare.net/lyndadotcom/the-neuroscience-of-learning- design

Sources 25 years of teaching,
training and consulting Research by: Richard Davidson, Carol Dweck, Benjamin Bloom, David Kolb, David Rock, Jill Bolte Taylor, Rudolph Tanzi, Daniel Goleman Center for Investigating Healthy Minds (Univ of Wisconsin) Greater Good Science Center (UC Berkeley) NeuroLeadership Institute

How the central nervous system
and peripheral nervous system work together to create and retain new knowledge and skills. Neuroscience of Learning

The capacity to become or
develop into something in the future. Unrealized ability. Potential

Growth Mindset leads to a
desire to learn, so tends to: Believe that skills can always improve with hard work See effort as a path to mastery and therefore essential Embrace challenges and see them as opportunity to grow See feedback as useful for learning and improving Views setbacks as a wake-up call to work harder next time Find lessons and inspiration in the success of others As a result, they reach ever-higher levels of potential and performance. Fixed Mindset leads to a desire to look good, so tends to: Believe that most skills are based on traits that are fixed and cannot change See effort as unnecessary; something to do when you’re not good enough Avoid challenges because could reveal lack of skill; tends to give up easily See feedback as personally threatening to sense of self and gets defensive View setbacks as discouraging; tends to blame others Feel threatened by the success of others; may undermine others in effort to look good As a result, they may plateau early and achieve less than their full potential.

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Learn DoRemember

In pairs, take one minute
to share something you want to learn— e.g., software, money management, leadership, bake bread, play an instrument, etc. Application

Learn Remember Do Levels Cycle
Focus

Learn models of change Comprehend
correctly Use with team/project Recognize problem and adjust Innovate variation for context Determine ROI Levels

Active Experimentation Doing Reflective Observation
Watching Concrete Experience Feeling Abstract Conceptualism Thinking Processing Continuum ContinuumPerception Cycle

Accommodating feel and do Diverging
feel and watch Active Experimentation Doing Reflective Observation Watching Concrete Experience Feeling Abstract Conceptualism Thinking Converging think and do Assimilating think and watch Processing Continuum ContinuumPerception Cycle

Learn models of change Use
with team/project Recognize problem and adjust Innovate variation for context Determine ROI Accommodating feel and do Diverging feel and watch Active Experimentation Doing Reflective Observation Watching Concrete Experience Feeling Abstract Conceptualism Thinking Converging think and do Assimilating think and watch Processing Continuum ContinuumPerception Cycle

Focus

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Focus

In pairs, take two minutes
to discuss how you can apply levels and focus to the thing you want to learn. Application

Learn Remember Do Connections Feelings
Retrieval

Connections

Connections 1. Metacognition 2. Wordplay
3. Insight 4. Social 5. Music

Induce Insight Introduce a range
of concepts Let people learn on their own Give people time for reflection

In pairs, take two minutes
to discuss how you can use the power of these connections for what you want to learn. • Insight • Social • Music Reflection

Feelings

“This is important!”
“Remember this!”

Survive Belong Become We are
wired to…

Threatening Rewarding
Best for Learning

Sharing with others Light competition
Quiz Games/playfulness Humor The Stars of Learning Application/reflection On demand learning Insight/“aha” moment Gratitude Mindfulness

Retrieval

Group A Learned math and
did 10 problems Group B Learned math and did 5 problems Day 1 Did 5 more problems Day 7 Test 1 week Test 4 weeks 75% 70% 32% 64% Retrieval

Why? Same day massed 50%
12 hours same day 55% 12 hours overnight 65% 24 hours overnight 75%

In pairs, take two minutes
to discuss how you can optimize what you are learning through: • positive emotions • retrieval • sleep Reflection

Learn Remember Do Trigger Baby
Steps Reward

Do… New skill Behavior change
Habit

Trigger Routine
Reward
Building Habits

Walk in kitchen Turn on
kettle Caffeine! Examples

Order arrives Process order Money!
Examples

8:00am Start working Don’t get
fired! Examples

Threatening Rewarding
Best for Motivation

Lunch + Learn
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40 20 66 Hebb’s Law:
Neurons that fire together wire together!

In pairs, take two minutes
to discuss how you can create a positive habit for yourself (trigger>routine>reward). Reflection

Learn DoRemember Levels Cycle Focus
Connections Feelings Retrieval Trigger Baby Steps Reward

Learning Design Work with the
brain Use the Magic of 3 Create habits you want to see

The Magic of 3 3
levels of learning 3 connections 3 retrievals, spaced with sleep Blend learning elements to get there

Design the Habit Build behaviors
you want to see Trigger > routine > reward Flip the classroom and fire those neurons!

CONTENT Flip the Classroom Before:
Learn During: Application + Discussion After: Extend Learning

further learning videos readings memory
easy change hard change org dev models change curve best leader practicerole plays case study action plan to do to say change style reaction Life Cycle assessment adaptability resilience mindfulness resistance resilience vulnerability Greiner Curve Senge Learning neuro science change

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uroscience.html

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