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A Primer on Brain Science, Cognition, and Memory – TED Talks

Over the rainy weekend (here in Pennsylvania) I tracked down and collated several of my newer, favorite TED Talks related to what we do in education and professional development. I hope your perspective is uniquely transformed, as mine has been! RESOURCE: How Reliable is Your Memory Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus studies memories. More

Posted on 20 Feb 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, Brain Science

Space (and Time): The Final Frontier of Learning

One of the best analogies on learning that I ever learned came in a rather unlikely place. I had just walked from my car to meet a golf instructor (John), he was going to help me work through some issues with my game. 15 minutes into the lessons John could tell

Posted on 6 Jan 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, Brain Science, Learning Models & Theory

Understanding Attention and eLearning: A Primer on the Science of Eye-Tracking

One of the drivers of the original Learning Actions research was a concern that in learning, as in so many facets of life, our subconscious mind undermines rational thinking, decision making, and behavior; yet the ‘adult learner’ has been (universally) seen as fully competent, autonomous, and self-directed. The premise itself

Posted on 20 Dec 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, Brain Science, Learning Models & Theory

Watching Our Educational Partners Succeed: Agile Design Made Easy

In the four years since the launch of the ArcheMedX platform and the introduction of the Learning Actions Model we have continually demonstrated how more effective education (with greater data utilization) can lead to significantly improved outcomes over traditional forms of online medical education. In addition to the extensive bench marking

Posted on 29 Nov 2017
By Joel Selzer
In Blog

Nudging his way to a Nobel Prize

For nearly 5 years ArcheMedX has been working to "nudge" learners to learn more effectively. The simple idea is that learners rely on a largely unevolved set of learning actions, or behaviors, and that by architecting learning experiences that optimize these behaviors, learners learn better. We validated this approach years ago, demonstrating

Posted on 10 Oct 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, Brain Science, Learning Models & Theory

There has never been a classroom…

It's been said that, "There has never been a classroom better than its teacher!" in short, I couldn't agree more! We have all been in the role of learner, sitting in a lecture or workshop, or participating in some virtual or on-demand learning activity. The classroom may be literal or figurative...but

Posted on 7 Jul 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education

Five Essential TED talks for educators (not about education)

Over the past 5+ years I have studied learning from a slightly different perspective...namely, I see learning as a behavior. When you see the world through this unique lens you quickly come to grips with the reality that the science of learning is now infinitely more complex - we no longer

Posted on 8 Jun 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, Learning Models & Theory

Backward Planning, Adult Learning Theory, and the Learning Actions Model

Over the past few years I have been working on the theory that learning IS a behavior – in other words, not only does learning lead to behavior changes (as classically believed), but learning requires learners to take actions (behaviors) that allow them to learn. To be clear, the idea

Posted on 31 May 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, Learning Models & Theory

What We’ve Learned about Note-taking in Continuing Education

If we go all the way back (now nearly 6 years ago) to the original Learning Actions research project, one of the first insights gained was that note-taking is a nearly universal behavior that clinician-learners rely on to support their learning process. In fact, from my initial interviews I found

Posted on 3 May 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, Informatics & Analysis, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education

Innovations in Education 2017 Symposium

Woke up this morning still energized by the lessons and discussions from yesterday! It was an absolute pleasure learning and sharing with more than 160 medical educators from throughout eastern Pennsylvania. Congratulations are deserved by the Division of Education in Lehigh Valley Health Network (@LVHN) for a wonderful event. Here is a

Posted on 27 Apr 2017
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog

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A Primer on Brain Science, Cognition, and Memory – TED Talks

Space (and Time): The Final Frontier of Learning

Understanding Attention and eLearning: A Primer on the Science of Eye-Tracking

Watching Our Educational Partners Succeed: Agile Design Made Easy

Nudging his way to a Nobel Prize

There has never been a classroom…

Five Essential TED talks for educators (not about education)

Backward Planning, Adult Learning Theory, and the Learning Actions Model

What We’ve Learned about Note-taking in Continuing Education

Innovations in Education 2017 Symposium

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