Week 2 Blog Assignment

In researching articles and information regarding learning and the brain I found two articles that I felt were very relative to the aspect of learning and the internal and external aspects that effect the brain. The first article reflects learning through the eyes of the student and how various factors such as emotions, feedback and meaning effect their form of understanding and its impact on the brain. One part of the article that stuck out to me is how emotions during the time of learning a particular subject can impact whether one is able to completely grasp the understanding of the subject matter. Having a positive emotion and interest towards the subject can improve the chances of the students grasp of the material. 


The Brains behind Brain-Based Research: The Tale of Two Postsecondary Online Learners By: McGuckin, Dawn, Ladhani, Mubeen, College Quarterly, 11954353, 20100601, Vol. 13, Issue 3


Link: http://web.ebscohost.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/ehost/detail?sid=b60564dd-ada2-4667-9583-8443a2773714%40sessionmgr111&vid=4&hid=125&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=eric&AN=EJ930389


And the other article that I found effective in showing how the brain and learning coincide was in the article that showed these parts through the eyes of the instructor. It provides a variety of solutions and reasonings as to why teachers or instructors should take brain understanding or brain research courses in order to improve how to effectively instruct their students. By having a better understanding of how the brain as a physical and integral part of the body works, there can be better forms of instruction created around the different forms of learnings styles that students relate to. 


Brain-Compatible Teaching and Learning: Implications for Teacher Education 
Educational Horizons, v88 n1 p40-50 Fall 2009. 11 pp.


Link: http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/EJ868337.pdf