Emotional Triggers for Learning
In the real world, Mr. Spock from Star Trek would be paralyzed without the guiding power of emotion. The countless moment-to-moment decisions we take for granted would be......
The Psychology of Learning
Poor Solomon Shereshevsky couldn’t help but create detailed memories of nearly everything that entered his unusual brain. He never forgot. He could be given long lists of numbers......
Cognitive Triggers for Learning
Correspondence to reality is a phrase that philosophers have long used to describe the goal of humanity’s quest for a description of nature. No undertaking yet devised gets closer......
Confidently Held Misinformation
Confidently held misinformation (CHM), refers to misinformation that is relied on as if it were true. Our clients have found an average of 25 – 35% false confidence within......
The 6 best ways to make learning stick
The application of scientific research to questions about learning and memory has been underway for over a century, and luckily for us, enormous progress has been made......
Forging Long-Term Memory
The end product of learning is information stored in the brain as memory. Yet, most of us are unaware of the mental mechanisms and learning techniques that will contribute so mightily......
11 Motivational Triggers to Include in an Effective Learning Strategy
All thriving organisms have built-in motivation to seek food and reproduce. As humans, we’re equipped with a few extra motivational triggers. We have an enormous variety......
Amplifire Heatmaps – A Quick Orientation
The heatmap on the left shows the starting knowledge for 420 learners. It shows how they answered the first time they saw the question. Amplifire is adaptive in two dimensions.......
Is Your LMS Underperforming For Your Healthcare System?
Despite all of the time and money spent on healthcare training, it can be ineffective, a waste of time, not memorable, and create an illusion of knowledge where none may exist.......
Is Medical Simulation the Answer to Patient Safety?
Medical errors stubbornly remain the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. Although medical institutions are investing in new patient safety training, it has not been enough to......