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A Fully Mobile-Optimized, Modern Solution

Increasingly information gathering is happening with professionals away from the classrooms, lecture halls, and even desktop personal computers. Lifelong learning is no longer anchored to encyclopedia or mail order VHS course ware. Most recently, adult learners have demanded more flexibility and accessibility in their professional development....and these demands do not

Posted on 1 Apr 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education

ABSTRACT: Education to Improve Dementia Care: Impact of a Structured Clinical Reasoning Approach

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Dementia often goes undiagnosed. A workshop was developed to provide primary care clinicians with a structured clinical reasoning approach to dementia diagnosis and brain map tool to differentiate type of dementia. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of this approach on self-perceived changes in

Posted on 21 Mar 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: A Call to Investigate the Relationship Between Education and Health Outcomes Using Big Data

There exists an assumption that improving medical education will improve patient care. While seemingly logical, this premise has rarely been investigated. In this Invited Commentary, the authors propose the use of big data to test this assumption. The authors present a few example research studies linking education and patient care

Posted on 21 Mar 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Informatics & Analysis, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Flipped classroom improves student learning in health professions education: a meta-analysis

BACKGROUND:The use of flipped classroom approach has become increasingly popular in health professions education. However, no meta-analysis has been published that specifically examines the effect of flipped classroom versus traditional classroom on student learning. This study examined the findings of comparative articles through a meta-analysis in order to summarize the

Posted on 21 Mar 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

A Primer on Brain Science, Cognition, and Memory – TED Talks

Over the rainy weekend (here in Pennsylvania) I tracked down and collated several of my newer, favorite TED Talks related to what we do in education and professional development. I hope your perspective is uniquely transformed, as mine has been! RESOURCE: How Reliable is Your Memory Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus studies memories. More

Posted on 20 Feb 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, Brain Science

RESOURCE: The Secret Structure of Great Talks

From the "I have a dream" speech to Steve Jobs' iPhone launch, many great talks have a common structure that helps their message resonate with listeners. In this talk, presentation expert Nancy Duarte shares practical lessons on how to make a powerful call-to-action.

Posted on 20 Feb 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Brain Science, Resources

RESOURCE: Memory Feats Anyone Can Do

There are people who can quickly memorize lists of thousands of numbers, the order of all the cards in a deck (or ten!), and much more. Science writer Joshua Foer describes the technique -- called the memory palace -- and shows off its most remarkable feature: anyone can learn how

Posted on 20 Feb 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Brain Science, Resources

RESOURCE: Visual Illusions That Show How We (Mis)Think

Al Seckel, a cognitive neuroscientist, explores the perceptual illusions that fool our brains. Loads of eye tricks help him prove that not only are we easily fooled, we kind of like it.

Posted on 20 Feb 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Brain Science, Resources

RESOURCE: Are We In Control of Our Own Decisions

Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counterintuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we're not as rational as we think when we make decisions.

Posted on 20 Feb 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Brain Science, Resources

RESOURCE: How Your Working Memory Makes Sense of the World

"Life comes at us very quickly, and what we need to do is take that amorphous flow of experience and somehow extract meaning from it." In this funny, enlightening talk, educational psychologist Peter Doolittle details the importance -- and limitations -- of your "working memory," that part of the brain

Posted on 20 Feb 2018
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Brain Science, Resources

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A Fully Mobile-Optimized, Modern Solution

ABSTRACT: Education to Improve Dementia Care: Impact of a Structured Clinical Reasoning Approach

ABSTRACT: A Call to Investigate the Relationship Between Education and Health Outcomes Using Big Data

ABSTRACT: Flipped classroom improves student learning in health professions education: a meta-analysis

A Primer on Brain Science, Cognition, and Memory – TED Talks

RESOURCE: The Secret Structure of Great Talks

RESOURCE: Memory Feats Anyone Can Do

RESOURCE: Visual Illusions That Show How We (Mis)Think

RESOURCE: Are We In Control of Our Own Decisions

RESOURCE: How Your Working Memory Makes Sense of the World

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