The Learning Capacity Podcast

20: Is Educational Neuroscience For Real? Dr Martha Burns Explains.

09.12.2015 - By LearnFastPlay

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In this episode you'll hear Dr Martha Burns, director of neuroscience education at Scientific Learning corporation discuss the emerging field of educational neuroscience. Is this a specialist area of knowledge, or just a title for intellectual sounding conversation? Are we moving from a philosophical model of teaching to a scientific model, and if we are, what are we to make of it? Some might say there's an art to being a good teacher. However, many now say there's a science to it. Let's dive into this potentially controversial topic.

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