21st Century Learning and Teaching

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Preteens spent five days in a nature camp without access to screens and were compared to controls.

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Both groups took pre- and post-tests regarding nonverbal emotional cues.

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The experimental group’s recognition of cues improved significantly over the control.

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Time away from screen media, with increased social interaction, may improve comprehension of nonverbal emotional cues.

Even more than other types of education, eLearning must struggle to attract learners' attention: the Internet is full of distractions, and adult learning...

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Emotionally-charged stimuli capture people’s attention immediately. On top of that, the brain remembers an emotional experience better than anything else. In eLearning, you can make this work for you by encouraging emotional response. Many of these tools, such as compelling stories, videos, images, and visually engaging screens can evoke emotion; try to connect emotionally with learners, and they will learn more and better.

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Create shocking, impressive or surprising moments that grabs your learner’s attention right away.