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Våra projekt - Synergiteatern. 25 Free Lifelong Learning Resources. The Internet has made the lifelong pursuit of knowledge easier for nearly everyone in the world.

25 Free Lifelong Learning Resources

There are tons of websites dedicated to providing free courses, reference books, education apps, and other learning materials. Here are 25 stand-out sites that would be useful to almost any lifelong learner. Clusty – This unique search engine sorts results into clusters of related information so that it is easier to sort out the relevant from the irrelevant. Schoolr – Schoolr is a fully-customizable search engine that can be used to search Google, Wikipedia, and other popular sites. It can also be used to translate text, convert units, and cite sources. MyStickies – This site offers an alternative to bookmarking. Diigo is a handy research tool that can be used to highlight and annotate pages on the web. Hooey – Hooey is a unique tool for people who like to surf the web.

Internet Public Library – The IPL is a free public library for the Internet community. Microlearning. Microlearning deals with relatively small learning units and short-term learning activities.

Microlearning

Generally, the term "microlearning" refers to micro-perspectives in the context of learning, education and training. More frequently, the term is used in the domain of e-learning and related fields in the sense of a new paradigmatic perspective on learning processes in mediated environments. Introduction[edit] Here’s Why You Should Convert Your Music To 432 Hz. “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” – Nikola Tesla “What we have called matter is energy, whose vibration has been so lowered as to be perceptible to the senses.

Here’s Why You Should Convert Your Music To 432 Hz

There is no matter.” – Albert Einstein Tesla said it. Einstein Agreed. Science proved it. What is Suggestopedia? Writingforvisual. How Empathy Affects Learning, And How To Cultivate It In Your Students. Increase Brain Power. Increase Brain Power Keeping the brain healthy and Increasing Its Power Expanded brain function equals enhanced performance If the brain can function better and faster, it will.

Increase Brain Power

A healthy brain naturally seeks to operate as efficiently as possible. If you expand brain capacity and connections, the brain will take advantage of the new resources every time it faces a processing task. Researchers have been astounded at cases where portions of a patient’s brain were damaged or surgically removed following disease or stroke. Application: LearningRx training primarily concentrates on increasing and strengthening brain function and efficiency. Increase Brain Power — ProgressBig, fast changes are important The brain has the potential to expand — and do so quickly. The brain recognizes big change as important change. Application: LearningRx training recognizes the capacity for big, fast changes. The training is designed to stimulate motivation. Keep Reading! 2 Important Strategies for Effective Studying. Every college student and high school student believes he or she has honed a set of highly effective, useful study skills.

2 Important Strategies for Effective Studying

I used re-reading, lots of summarizing, note-taking (and outlining), and taking the little tests you would often find at the end of a chapter to help me remember the material I just read. Nobody taught me how to study this way. It was just something I did through trial and error in trying and discarding multiple techniques. For instance, I tried highlighting, but it did little for me. Of course, psychologists and other scientists have been testing effective study techniques now for decades. Best, Worst Learning Tips: Flash Cards Are Good, Highlighting Is Bad. In a world as fast-changing and full of information as our own, every one of us — from schoolchildren to college students to working adults — needs to know how to learn well.

Best, Worst Learning Tips: Flash Cards Are Good, Highlighting Is Bad

Yet evidence suggests that most of us don’t use the learning techniques that science has proved most effective. Worse, research finds that learning strategies we do commonly employ, like rereading and highlighting, are among the least effective. (MORE: How to Use Technology to Make You Smarter) The scientific literature evaluating these techniques stretches back decades and across thousands of articles. Neuroplasticity and Exercise Will Keep Your Brain Young and Spry. Our poor brains.

Neuroplasticity and Exercise Will Keep Your Brain Young and Spry

5 study hacks that are working for me right now - I Will Teach You A Language. 11 Ways to Improve Your Memory and Remember More. 11.

11 Ways to Improve Your Memory and Remember More

Learning how to learn. Yes, that's the title of my new MOOC, or rather the latest MOOC I'm studying. 'Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects' started this week through Coursera and UC San Diego, and it's already a bit of a mind bender.

Learning how to learn

For the most part, MOOCs teach you about a given subject, be it Dutch poetry, advanced Mandarin, beginner-level javascript etc, but this one teaches you about learning itself. Will I see my knowledge increase exponentially as the course goes on? Will I suddenly unlock that other 90% like Scarlett Johansson's character in that awful new Luc Besson film, Lucy? We're only on day two, and already there's talk of the Pomodoro technique, Diffuse thinking and the million billion synapses we have kicking around our grey matter. Three Simple Strategies for Learning Anything Better. Clenching Your Fist Can Improve Your Memory.