Emotional Learning: Engaging Tips and Practices from Neuroscience
Welcome to the Flash Course “Emotional Learning: Engaging Tips and Practices from Neuroscience”! This online session invites educators, students, and anyone interested in the topic to explore the relationship between emotion and learning through the lens of neuroscience. Using a practical and accessible approach, the course will present strategies to understand how emotional factors influence attention, motivation, and memory, and how these insights can be integrated into the design of more engaging learning experiences. The session combines conceptual input, applied examples, and practical suggestions for educational contexts. Participation is free, but registration is mandatory.
Content
- The role of emotions in learning processes
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How neuroscience explains the relationship between emotion, attention, and memory
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Strategies to enhance students’ emotional engagement
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Simple techniques to create more motivating learning environments
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Examples of pedagogical practices that integrate emotional learning
Target Audience
Higher education teachers interested in more engaging teaching practices, students curious about how they learn more effectively, and anyone interested in the intersection between emotions, neuroscience, and education.
Motivation
Learning is not only a cognitive process but also an emotional one. Understanding and integrating this dimension can make teaching more meaningful, increase student engagement, and support better knowledge retention.