by Margie Meacham | Jun 10, 2016 | LearningToGo Blog
In today’s tech-crazy world, most of us are more comfortable taking notes on an electronic device than jotting something down by hand, even if our typing skills leave something to be desired. I am very lucky that my mom insisted that I take a typing class, “as a...
by Margie Meacham | Jun 3, 2016 | LearningToGo Blog
Most of you know that I’m a learning consultant by trade and I apply the science of learning to real-world learning and performance improvement projects for my clients. You may also have noticed that one of my side interests is artificial and augmented intelligence....
by Margie Meacham | May 27, 2016 | LearningToGo Blog
After months of cold, windy, dreary winter, summer is finally upon us. Traditionally, this is the time to take a vacation, travel to new sites, take it easy, and break your regular routine. Neuroscience tells us that this change of pace is extremely valuable. Your...
by Margie Meacham | May 25, 2016 | LearningToGo Blog
It’s no longer newsworthy to report that multi-tasking is a myth. Neuroscience has discovered what psychology long suspected – our brain doesn’t really perform multiple cognitive tasks at the same time. Rather, it switches attention between them, spending precious...
by Margie Meacham | May 3, 2016 | LearningToGo Blog
I am writing this post on the day that the 5,000 to 1 longshot Leicester City Foxes football (in the U.S. “Soccer”) team clinched the 2016 Premier League Championship title. Since this is arguably the biggest underdog victory in the history of sports, it seems like a...
by Margie Meacham | Apr 28, 2016 | LearningToGo Blog
I write a lot about the science of learning, so today I thought we should talk about science. The word “science” comes from the Latin “scientia” which means “knowledge.” In Western culture, the ancient Greeks developed an approach toward gaining...
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