In the last 5 chapters of his book The Art of Changing the Brain, Zull suggests the practical implications of neuroscience for the classroom, beginning with the use of sensory experience:
SENSE LUSCIOUS: Using the power of the sensory brain to help people learn – The brain is wired for sensory experience, and while sight is the most powerful of the senses for most people, sensory experience …
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Loading...James Zull’s book The Art of Changing the Brain contends that neuroscience can guide our teaching practice by revealing to us how our brains actually learn. I think his insight is reliable, and I’m particularly satisfied that he views the brain as a complex, multi-scale network and learning as changing, extending, and strengthening the connections within those networks.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...My good friend Bruce recommended that I read James E. Zull’s book The Art of Changing the Brain (2002), and I’m glad that I followed his advice. The book has some important implications for connectivist, rhizomatic thinking.
The first section of the book establishes a direct correlation between brain form and functions and teaching and learning.…
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