Placing facts in context makes them more important to the learner. It gives the content relevance. Context lets learners connect concepts, and relate them to their own real world experiences, making it “easier to translate to the workplace” according to Nigel Paine, corporate learning expert and author of the “The
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How We Learn: The Brain Is Wired To Find Patterns
The brain is wired to find patterns and fill in the blanks. Patterns help us make sense of things. The brain uses patterns to understand the relationship between relationships—putting things in context. Often the ability to recognize patterns related to the job is what separates experts from novices. According to
How We Learn: We Are Good At Forgetting
We are good at forgetting, sometimes forgetting 60-70% within one day of a learning event. So dumping a lot of information on learners is a bad idea. This is the big challenge of one-time learning events, where we separate work from learning. Forgetting does have a purpose, it eliminates unnecessary
How We Learn: Facts Aren’t Important
We have a difficult time remembering facts and details, they’re just not important to human memory, yet most of our courses are laden with facts. According Dr Roger Schank, cognitive psychologist, learning scientist, in his report What We Learn When We Learn By Doing, facts can only be acquired in