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Thus, when developing any training systems, professionals try to engage as much as possible and improve the concentration and long-term memory of their learners.
To use the full capacity of our brain, we need to understand how it functions and what creative approaches we can apply to optimize educational activities. Special training theories deal precisely with this detailed development, which is widely used by those working in the field of training.
The key to successfully applying knowledge about the structure and function of the brain lies in proper judgment. We need to think very carefully about the strengths and weaknesses of the individual personality and what it needs from the learning process. It also matters which field we are developing in, what qualities are needed for our profession, and how we will apply what we have learned in everyday life. The properly chosen form and style of learning for each person is a guarantee of 100% success.
According to theories based on research into our brain, learning is an active process in which we are placed in different situations with creative outcomes. Learners are faced with everyday challenges, but are encouraged to think of solutions beyond the framework, often stepping outside their comfort zone.
In the learning process, feedback and the solving of minor conflict-related problems have a beneficial effect on the absorption of the material. Learners make associations with knowledge and skills they already possess. In this way they build new patterns of thinking, and accordingly new associations. The use of analogies, simulations, metaphors, jokes, stories, examples, and various interactive techniques is a key challenge for the „gray matter“.
Our brain wants fun and engaging activities that are focused without unnecessary additions. Personal enrichment happens when we give ourselves time to make sense of and process the information received. Just as sleep is necessary for improving our overall condition and leading a fulfilling life.
To be sure of adequate training activity, it is good to have feedback through questionnaires before and after the training. Questions before the training can be sent one or two weeks in advance and include indicative topics that will improve the training material itself and the process. The questionnaire after the training is another opportunity to assess the results of the effectiveness of the activity.
It is impossible to include all available research on the human brain in one training system. The complexity of this most brilliant part of the human body is boundless. But still, we must make the most of its capabilities.
The last decades are known to humanity as an exciting era for neuroscience (the science of life that deals with the anatomy, physiology, and biology of nerves related to behavior and learning) and cognitive research (related to factual data and knowledge) in the structure of the brain and how it functions. The progress of these studies reveals an incredible view of how the human brain develops, how it thinks, how it learns, and how it stores information. From these studies we can also draw information for stimulating and preserving the motivation of the individual. The role of factors such as gender, age, emotions, and the environment in deciphering our reactions and thinking is regularly studied.
Source: The Creative Training Idea Book, Inspired Tips and Techniques for Engaging and Effective Learning, ROBERT W. LUCAS.
