Tools for teaching others how Tools for teaching others how to learnto learn

Ana Eileen LopezAna Eileen Lopez

LearnLearn by teaching others how by teaching others how to learnto learn

This presentation pretend to show students of all This presentation pretend to show students of all ages how to learn effectively using some tools and ages how to learn effectively using some tools and techniques learned on the techniques learned on the Coursera’sCoursera’s “Learning “Learning how to learn” how to learn” course.course.

TopicsTopics Washing away toxins in your Washing away toxins in your SleepSleep

Solving Solving ProcrastinationProcrastination Learning by doing Learning by doing ExerciseExercise

Procrastination Procrastination

When you look at something that you really rather When you look at something that you really rather not do, not do, (procrastinate)(procrastinate) it seems that you activates it seems that you activates the area of your brain associated with pain.the area of your brain associated with pain.

ProcrastinateProcrastinate

Researchers have discovered that no long after people Researchers have discovered that no long after people might start actually working out what they didn’t like, might start actually working out what they didn’t like,

that neuro disconfort that neuro disconfort dissapearsdissapears..

What happens when you What happens when you procrastinateprocrastinate

feels happytemporaly

unhappy feelings attention goes into a pleasant task

1. 2.

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Set a timer for 25 minutes without interruptions.Set a timer for 25 minutes without interruptions. Focus on the proccessFocus on the proccess Stop for 5 minutes Stop for 5 minutes Collect your reward!Collect your reward!

During the focused mode, the brain focuses on a subject for a During the focused mode, the brain focuses on a subject for a continued period of time, this is the time for thecontinued period of time, this is the time for the

Pomodoro Technique for Tackling ProcrastinationPomodoro Technique for Tackling Procrastination

Tackling ProcrastinationTackling Procrastination Keep a planner journal.Keep a planner journal. Commit yourself to certain Commit yourself to certain

routines and tasks each routines and tasks each day.day.

Delay rewards until you Delay rewards until you finish the task.finish the task.

Watch for Watch for ProcrastinationProcrastination cues.cues.

Gain trust in your system.Gain trust in your system. Have backup plans for Have backup plans for

when you still when you still Procrastinate.Procrastinate.

Eat your frog Eat your frog first.first.

  Do the hardest thing earliest Do the hardest thing earliest in the day, when you are in the day, when you are fresh.fresh.

SleepSleep

Sleep Sleep / washing away toxins/ washing away toxins

SleepSleep,, which can sometimes seem like SUCH a waste of which can sometimes seem like SUCH a waste of time—is actually your brain’s way of keeping itself clean time—is actually your brain’s way of keeping itself clean

and healthy. and healthy.

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP SLEEP

IN LEARNINGIN LEARNING The mechanism by The mechanism by

which a good night's which a good night's sleep improves sleep improves learning and memory learning and memory has been discovered has been discovered by scientists.by scientists.

The team in China The team in China and the US used and the US used advanced microscopy advanced microscopy to witness new to witness new connections between connections between brain cells - brain cells - synapsessynapses - forming during - forming during sleep.sleep.

Do your brain a rest and do better Do your brain a rest and do better on a teston a test

If you don’t get a good sleep before a test, If you don’t get a good sleep before a test,

NOTHING ELSE YOU HAVE DONE WILL MATTER.NOTHING ELSE YOU HAVE DONE WILL MATTER.

Sleep and learningSleep and learning

Dreaming Dreaming

about learning about learning means means better better

understandinunderstandingg

ExerciseExercise

Learning and exerciseLearning and exercise

What happens during What happens during recess?recess?

EXERCISEEXERCISE

Dr. Terrence Sejnowski said Dr. Terrence Sejnowski said that exercise it is exactly that exercise it is exactly what your brain needs. It what your brain needs. It needs that moment of pause, needs that moment of pause, of using your muscles rather of using your muscles rather than the brain, to be able to than the brain, to be able to process the information and process the information and to get the to get the neuronsneurons working working on iton it

Recess

Learning and exerciseLearning and exercise

Learning and exerciseLearning and exercise

For keeping your new For keeping your new

NeuronsNeurons

alive and to start youralive and to start your

diffuse mode of learningdiffuse mode of learning

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