Brain-Based eLearning Design

with Joe Pulichino

Next Steps
1. Review your notes and the videos on a selective basis that works best for you.

2. Make a list of questions you still have, or that have emerged for you during the learning process,
and start finding the answers.

3. Assign yourself activities that will map all that you’ve learned, and research and learn more about
the science and what others in the field are doing.

4. Contextualize by experimenting with what will work in your environment and determining how the
learning architecture in your environment will support brain friendly learning.

5. Collaborate by introducing your colleagues to this information and work together to find new
elearning solutions.

6. Participate in “science of learning” communities of practice that are available through professional
associations, learning outlets, and social media.

Additional Resources
Books
• Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Pear Press),
John J. Medina

• The Business Brain Book: Work smarter, save time (BrainWare), Jan-Willem van den Brandhof

• Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity (Cambridge University Press),

Etienne Wenger

• Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us (Riverhead Books), Daniel H. Pink

• E-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Multimedia
Learning (Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer), Ruth Colvin Clark and Richard E. Mayer

• Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Ballantine Books), Carol S. Dweck, PhD

• Situated Learning: Legitimate Peripheral Participation (Cambridge University Press),

Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger

• Theoretical Foundations of Learning Environments (Routledge), David H. Jonassen and

Susan M. Land, editors

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Articles
• “Attention in Learning,” SAGE Journals, John Kruschke

• “Brain Based Learning and Neuroscience – What the Research Says,” www.willatworklearning.com,
Will Thalheimer, PhD

• “Constructivist Learning Theory,” CECA Conference, George E. Hein

• “The Distracted Classroom,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, James M. Lang

• “Dopamine and Learning: What The Brain’s Reward Center Can Teach Educators,”
Scientific Learning, Martha Burns, PhD

• “The Effort Effect,” Stanford Magazine, Marina Krakovsky

• “Emotion & Learning,” Enjoy Teaching Journal, Mozhgan Alsadat Ghaffarzadeh Hassankiadeh

• “Emotion and Learning,” Training & Development, Ruth Palombo Weiss

• “Emotion and Learning: A Computational Model of the Amygdala,” Lund University Cognitive
Studies, Jan Morén

• “Emotion in Learning: A Neglected Dynamic,” HERDSA Annual International Conference,

Christine Ingleton

• “Foundations for a New Science of Learning,” Science, Andrew Meltzoff, Patricia K. Kuhl, Javier
Movellan, and Terrence J. Sejnowski

• “How Motivation Affects Learning and Behavior,” Education.com, J. E. Ormrod

• “How to Implement Spaced Learning in Your eLearning Strategy,” eLearning Brothers, John Curran

• “How to Remember More of What You Learn with Spaced Repetition,” College Info Geek,
Thomas Frank

• “Human emotion and memory: interactions of the amygdala and hippocampal complex,”
Current Opinion in Neurobiology, Elizabeth A. Phelps

• “Laptop multitasking hinders classroom learning for both users and nearby peers,”
Computers & Education, Faria Sana, Tina Weston, and Nicolas Cepeda

• “Learning that lasts through AGES: Maximizing the effectiveness of learning initiatives,”
NeuroLeadership Journal, Lila Davachi, Tobias Keifer, David Rock, and Lisa Rock

• “Linking Attention to Learning, Expectation, Competition, and Consciousness,”

Neurobiology of Attention, Stephen Grossberg

• “Neurogenesis and the spacing effect: Learning over time enhances memory and the survival of new
neurons,” Learning & Memory, Helene M. Sisti, Arnold L. Glass, and Tracey J. Shors

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 • “The Role of Meaning and Emotion in Learning,” New Directions for Adult and Continuing
Education, Pat Wolfe

• “The Science of Making Learning Stick: An Update to the AGES Model,” NeuroLeadership Journal,
Josh Davis, Maite Balda, David Rock, Paul McGinnis, and Lila Davachi

• “Spacing and Interleaving of Study and Practice,” Applying the Science of Learning in Education:
Infusing Psychological Science into the Curriculum, Shana K. Carpenter

• “10 Ways to Instill a Growth Mindset in Students,” Prodigy, Marcus Guido

• “What Is Attention?” CDL, Glenda Thorne and Alice Thomas

• “What Is Neuroscience?” MedicalNewsToday, Christian Norqvist

• “Why Attention Is Essential To Learning And The Formation Of Memory,” eLearning Industry,
Mark Rose

• “Why Insights Matters,” NeuroLeadership Journal, Josh Davis, Christine Chesebrough, David Rock,
and Christine Cox

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