Educational Neuroscience: Principles, Perspectives, Practices (Classroom and Asynchronous E-Learning)
About This Course
The field of educational neuroscience helps us understand the brain mechanisms that support cognitive and social learning development. This course provides learners with the theoretical foundations necessary to grasp how learning occurs and explores technological advancements in neuroscience that enhance our understanding of education. Learners will discover different perspectives within educational neuroscience and gain an advanced understanding of social neuroscience. They will hence be able to apply these perspectives to their respective contexts including for improving workplace learning and performance. This convergence of neuroscience and education has important implications for educational policy, offering insights that can inform evidence-based interventions to address various educational challenges.
What You'll Learn
1. Describe the theoretical and empirical base for educational neuroscience.
2. Identify the body of work facilitating development in the field of educational neuroscience.
3. Develop interdisciplinary perspectives in education, neuroscience, technology and other related fields.
4. Examine and evaluate key issues relating to educational neuroscience and mind, brain, and education more generally such as learning difficulties and role of cognitive load and social-emotional skills in learning performance.
5. Critically examine social neuroscience literature.
6. Apply these ideas to inform and apply to practice.
Entry Requirements
Teachers or working professionals in adult education sector.