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Mike “Wheels” Breakey , MA

COLL 1000 College Success and Survival Skills 2/6/14 Learning Principles How the Brain works—or doesn't?. Mike “Wheels” Breakey , MA. Quote of the Day. We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves . ~Buddha

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Mike “Wheels” Breakey , MA

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  1. COLL 1000College Success and Survival Skills2/6/14Learning PrinciplesHow the Brain works—or doesn't? Mike “Wheels” Breakey, MA

  2. Quote of the Day • We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. ~Buddha • If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. ~Jim Rohn

  3. Words of the Day • Optimism • A tendency to expect the best possible outcome or dwell on the most hopeful aspects of a situation • Does this play into learning? • Epistemology • The branch of philosophy that studies the origin, nature, methods, validity, and limits of human knowledge • Philosophy • Literally means—Philos-Love Sophia-Knowledge

  4. Learning • How does it happen? • How did you learn to drive?

  5. The BIG TEN • Interest • Intent ( I want to remember) • Basic Background (Constructivism) • Selectivity (importance—to you) • Organize (ever had too many ideas) • Recite (book says verbal—any other ways?) • Visualize (mental picture) (Ever close your eyes when trying to remember something on a quiz?) • Associate (Constructivism again) (string on finger?) • Consolidate (STM, WM, and LTM) • Practice (study, review)

  6. Immediate Memory • Lasts only seconds • Provides a sense of continuity • Short Term Memory • Lasts up to several minutes • 7 +/- 2components • AKA Working Memory • Scratch Pad • Transfers to Long Term with Effort • Long Term Memory • Lasts a lifetime* • Different types Declarative Memory Non-Declarative Memory • Procedural • Skills and habits • Emotional responses • Priming • Semantic • Facts • Figures • Episodic • Events • Times

  7. Memory • Long term memories are changes in the brain • Recalling memories changes the content of the memory • Family vacation example • Memories are, literally, structures in the brain

  8. Something you memorized years ago but still remember • Boy Scout Oath • A saying • An old phone number or address

  9. A Few Myths • We only use 10% of our brains • No, we use 100%, just not all at once. The brain is always active. • You can learn through subliminal messages • No conclusive evidence yet • Brain damage is permanent • The brain can re-wire itself • Alcohol kills brain cells • It can damage the dendrites causing less communication between neurons and other disorders, but not kill the cells • Freeman (2008)

  10. Learning

  11. Learning BELIEFS New Memories

  12. Questions • How do we perceive information from our world? • Which of the 5 senses is dominant?

  13. Are You Paying Attention—Focus

  14. This image “The Enigma” is by IsiaLeviant (1984).http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/mot_enigma/index.html

  15. White's effect Contrast of lightness

  16. http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~akitaoka/index-e.html

  17. What are your biases? UNIONIZED

  18. What are your biases? GODISNOWHERE

  19. What does all this have with learning? • Changing perceptions changes beliefs (learning). • Why? • Learning is constructive—it build upon past experiences • If those experiences are biased (or ignored) it affects learning • It’s only OR Adrift on the ocean of life • Mental maturity and learning • I can learn from others not I KNOW IT ALL • Others can learn from me not I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD

  20. Metacognitive(Mental) Maturity

  21. Four principle areas of personal epistemology • Simplicity of knowledge • Fixed nature of knowledge • Quickness of knowing • Certainty of knowledge

  22. Simple Knowledge • Immature • Contents are complete, cannot look outside the box for answers • What is learned in one class cannot be applied to other courses • Mature • Knowledge is made up of discrete parts that can be mixed and matched to make up more complex bits of knowledge

  23. Fixed Knowledge • Immature • “I was born dumb, and dumb I’ll stay!” • Mature • Genetics make up only some of my abilities, I can do this and I can get smarter.

  24. Quick Knowledge • Immature • “If I don’t get it the first time, I just won’t get it.” • Mature • Learning is hard work and persistence pays off! • It is possible to learn to learn

  25. Certain Knowledge • Immature • There is one truth • We can find that truth • Mature • Truth is sometimes ambiguous • Things change • Truth is complex

  26. How mature is your personal epistemology? • Just remember • Knowledge is complex • Your intelligence is malleable • Study pays off • There is often more than one right answer

  27. Question • Can understanding how the brain works help explain bias or prejudicial thinking?

  28. Next Tuesday • Multitasking Worksheet • Chapter 6: Processing Information from Lectures • Communication discussion • NOT in the syllabus but think about what tips and techniques work for you—school, work, family.

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