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Brain Science Fact #1:
Movement trumps sitting.
The brain science clearly proves something we've known for a long time: Our ability to think diminishes when we've been sitting still for awhile. The opposite has also been proven: When we move, we increase oxygen to the brain and become better at thinking - and learning.
The same holds true for our learners. Even while participating in an online course – sitting in front of a computer screen – learners still need to move their body while learning. Sitting for long periods of time is antagonistic to the brain and to learning.
Write "movement trumps sitting" on your first fact card.
Page 3
Tips for Including Movement in Online Learning:
Below are a few ways to include movement in an online program. Read the list and select one idea to try in your next course. Write the idea on your first fact card.
Stand and Stretch: Include printed instructions that direct learners to stand and stretch every ten to twenty minutes.
Sit and Stretch: Suggest that learners stretch in their seats (arms overhead, leaning forward and backward, etc.) while thinking about what they've learned.
Card Sort: Have learners sort note-taking index cards in a certain order of priority, importance, usability, etc.
Card Write: Direct learners to stop reading and write a summary sentence, question, or opinion about the content.
Fiddle with It: Suggest that learners have a simple object in their hands to fiddle with as they read: a toy, small ball, rock, PlayDoh, pipecleaner, coin, and the like. Explore Fiddle Diddles on www.trainerswarehouse.com for more kinesthetic ideas.