{"product_id":"facilitating-learning-with-the-adult-brain-in-mind-a-conceptual-and-practical-guide-9781118711453","title":"Facilitating Learning with the Adult Brain in Mind: A Conceptual and Practical Guide","description":"\u003cb\u003ePractical \"brain-aware\" facilitation tailored to the adult brain\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFacilitating Learning with the Adult Brain in Mind \u003c\/i\u003eexplains how the brain works, and how to help adults learn, develop, and perform more effectively in various settings. Recent neurobiological discoveries have challenged long-held assumptions that logical, rational thought is the preeminent approach to knowing. Rather, feelings and emotions are essential for meaningful learning to occur in the embodied brain. Using stories, metaphors, and engaging illustrations to illuminate technical ideas, Taylor and Marienau synthesize relevant trends in neuroscience, cognitive science, and philosophy of mind. Readers unfamiliar with current brain discoveries will enjoy an informative, easy-to-read book. Neuroscience fans will find additional material designed to supplement their knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany popular publications on brain and learning focus on school-aged learners or tend more toward anatomical description than practical application. This book provides facilitators of adult learning and development a much-needed resource of tested approaches plus the science behind their effectiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAppreciate the fundamental role of experience in adult learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand how metaphor and analogy spark curiosity and creativity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlleviate adult anxieties that impede learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAcquire tools and approaches that foster adult learning and development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompared with other books on brain and learning, this volume includes dozens of specific examples of how experienced practitioners facilitate meaningful learning. These \"brain-aware\" approaches can be adopted and adapted for use in diverse settings. \u003ci\u003eFacilitating Learning with the Adult Brain in Mind\u003c\/i\u003e should be read by advisors\/counselors, instructors, curriculum and instructional developers, professional development designers, corporate trainers and coaches, faculty mentors, and graduate students--in fact, anyone interested in how adult brains learn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKATHLEEN TAYLOR\u003c\/b\u003e is professor in the Doctorate of Educational Leadership program in the Kalmanovitz School of Education at Saint Mary's College of California. A former Fulbright Scholar, she teaches, writes, and consults internationally in the areas of adult development and learning, learning and transformation, creativity, and \"brain-aware\" facilitation of adult learning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCATHERINE MARIENAU\u003c\/b\u003e is professor-faculty mentor and coordinator of the Master of Arts in Educating Adults program in the School for New Learning at DePaul University. She teaches, writes, and consults in the areas of adult learning and development, competency-based learning, assessing learning, reflective practice, and \"brain-aware\" facilitation of adult learning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey are the authors, with Morris Fiddler, of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eDeveloping Adult Learners: Strategies for Teachers and Trainers\u003c\/i\u003e from Jossey-Bass.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50914129084690,"sku":"9781118711453","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3d205de1-452c-4918-b52f-f90386e0e21f.jpg?v=1738806514","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/facilitating-learning-with-the-adult-brain-in-mind-a-conceptual-and-practical-guide-9781118711453","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}