Ever been in a spot where you have to learn new information, but ya just can't seem to retain it?  Do you learn new things all of the time, but you're looking for ways to more efficiently and effectively recall that info?  Maybe you teach and you want to pick up some tips to give to students.  The good news is that, by using a little Adult Learning Theory and a dash of the latest neuroscience, you can build a way of learning that maximizes what you understand and what you remember.  Tune into this episode of the Positive Pod as we explore how to boost your learning when you just gotta get it done!

This week's episode's References:

Garthe, A., Roeder, I., & Kempermann, G. (2016). Mice in an enriched environment learn more flexibly because of adult hippocampal neurogenesis. Hippocampus, 26(2) 261-171.

Knowles, M. (1988). The modern practice of adult education: From pedagogy to andragogy. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Cambridge.

Taylor, K. & Marienau, C. (2016). Facilitating learning with the adult brain in mind. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Yuan, Z., Wang, M., Yan, B., Gu, P., Jiang, X., Yang, X. & Cui, D. (2012). An enriched environment improves cognitive performance in mice from the senescence-accelerated prone mouse 8 strain: Role of upregulated neurotrophic factor expression in the hippocampus. Neural Regeneration Research, 7(23), 1797-1804.

Check out Allison Friderichs's excellent article on these ideas here:  https://unbound.upcea.edu/innovation/contemporary-learners/how-the-adult-brain-learns-the-importance-of-creating-enriched-environments-when-teaching/