Week #2 Application: 2 Additional Resources

I have found two additional resources this week that shed more light on the topic of the brain and learning.  The first article I found was written by Fara Green.  The very first statement of this article says it all.  "Teachers and administrators face enormous challenges to effectively prepare all students for a technological and global society" (Fara, 1999, p. 682).  Just stop and think for a moment about how much technology has changes the face of the entire globe.  Almost every facet of our lives has been altered by some for of technology.  The way that people learn has even taken a new shape within the past few decades.  "Each student processes and absorbs new information in a different way" (Fara, 1999, p. 684).  This article dances around the different aspects of learning styles.  For me, the information within this article has validated some of the information obtained from other classes at Walden University.

The second article was written by Robert Sylwester.  This article takes a look at the study of the brain and how technology has expedited some of the traditional brain tests. "Scientists who us brain imaging technology now need only a few hours to gather some types of data from a normal human brain that formerly took 20 years of inferential laboratory work with nonhuman primates" (Sylwester, 1993, p. 46).  In other words, scientists are able to provide educators and instructional designers with vital information quicker than ever before.  We are able to take the information and translate it into a more effective teaching method that has a greater impact on students.



References

Fara, R. G. (1999). Brain and learning research: Implications for meeting the needs of diverse learners. Education, 119(4), 682-687+. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/196424120?accountid=14872

Sylwester, R. (1993). What the biology of the brain tells us about learning. Educational Leadership, 51(4), 46-46. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/224850413?accountid=14872