1001 ways to learn

27/04/2012

You might as well starve the brain of oxygen as starve it of food... a balanced diet keeps ALL your organs healthy, not least the brain. Perhaps English schools should look to France's canteens in order to improve nutrition and therefore improve learning?

Growing numbers of children are turning up at school malnourished, dirty and struggling to concentrate because of soaring poverty levels in the recession, a study suggests.

23/10/2011

A quick intro on using dice with verb tables.

23/10/2011

How your ears help you learn via your phonological loop!

23/10/2011

Want to know the best way to learn verbs? I don't suppose you thought Kevin and Sharon's fluffy dice would play a part!

Verb tables are every language learner's nightmare. Nouns are simple enough to learn - there are lots of strategies like flashcards and sticking sticky-notes on everything. Verbs are integral to co...

20/10/2011

20/10/2011

Journal keeping is a great way of documenting all the things that your brain forgets in an instant. Are you an online fan or a die-hard pen-and-paper addict?

Since I was 14, I've kept journals. These differ from diaries in that they only include banks of stimuli and my responses to them. Journals are great for gathering and reflecting, a combination of ...

16/10/2011

Are you looking after your brain as much as you do your heart or body? Pay it some attention and watch the ideas burst out of you!

#997 picked up on stimulating your divergent deviant. Here are 50 more great ways to stimulate some ideas. 1. Get some sleep - your brain can't function without it! 2. Sleep on it - allow...

16/10/2011

Mind-map of ways to stimulate and encourage divergent thinking

13/10/2011

Having a little difficulty thinking when tackling a new problem? This is a great way to ensure you consider all your options. It's also a great model for thinking about your own thinking and ensuring you really know your own strengths and areas to develop!

In general, people think in particular ways. The ways we find easiest become superhighways. The ways we don't like, or the ways we don't tend become overgrown. As a result, we think in certain patt...

04/10/2011

An hour of divergent thinking can reap many rewards. Spend a little time flexing your research skills and your brain will thank you for it!

Divergent thinking is the process of generating lots of creative ideas. Being a divergent thinker is a real bonus if you are in a creative industry, or you have creative hobbies. People who are nat...

01/10/2011

Sometimes, it's really difficult to design stuff. You might be wondering how people come up with the ideas on sites such as Instructables and Howcast which are great sources of inspiration. How d...

29/09/2011

Flashcards are brilliant. These little cards work in so many ways to help you remember bits of information. They're so easy to use and build up into a huge bank of everything that it's important fo...