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Spaced Learning

5/10/2017

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This post is about spaced learning or spaced repetition. I learned about spaced learning in one of our PIDP 3250 discussion forums. I think one of the reasons I find spaced learning so interesting is because I can see a clear link between spaced repetition and how the neurons in our brains form networks that store information in long term memory. I have always thought that how the brain supports memory (or forgetting, for that matter) is a fascinating topic to explore.

I think spaced learning will be helpful to me, as a trainer, as I think I can use this concept to encourage the retention of information I am presenting to staff members at different stages in their training. By paying attention to where I talk about certain topics, or where I include specific information throughout a course (spaced learning), I think I can help learners to move their learning from short term into long term memory (which in turn will help them transfer their learning to practice - it is hard to 'practice' what we cannot remember).

I also think spaced learning could be helpful to our staff when they are studying course material, to give them a different way of going through the information to improve their retention. I think it is especially interesting (which I will share with my fellow trainers) that staff can actually learn better by forgetting and then pulling up the information and reviewing it again. I also like the idea of studying what they forget, rather than focusing on what they already know/remember.  

I have posted a YouTube video below. This video was included in the discussion forum on spaced learning. I think it does a good job of explaining the inner workings of spaced learning. I hope you find it useful and interesting.

​[Osmosis]. (2016, August 11). ​Spaced Repetition in Learning Theory [Video File]. Retrieved May 10, 2017 from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVf38y07cfk
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