It’s really rather simplistic to state that our understanding of learning and knowledge is changing due to increased understanding of what happens inside the human brain. Time magazine recently tackled the concept of plasticity. Consider this statement: “a revolutionary idea about the brain: the ability of mere thought to alter the physical structure and function of our gray matter.”…or as is stated provocatively in the article “the mind can change the brain”. If our thoughts change – or literally, rewire – our brain, imagine the impact of new tools and technology. How are we, and our students, impacted by information abundance? Blogs? Podcasts? Games and simulation? Video? New technology?
See also this short tutorial on the history of how we have understood the brain.
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