Assessment Description
Individuals engaged in teaching and learning, as well as curriculum and instructional design, must have a comprehensive understanding of how the brain retains and transfers information. By recognizing the cognitive complexities involved in learning, professionals can tailor instructional approaches and practices to support the retention and transfer of information.
As a professional in your field, you have been asked to create a digital resource that can be shared with your colleagues discussing how the brain retains and transfers information.
Select one of the following deliverables to complete this assignment:
Online collaboration platform (e.g., Padlet, Trello) Infographic
Blog or website landing page
Using the deliverable of your choice, address the following:
An overview of memory, including different types of memory such as long-term memory, short-term memory, and sensory memory, and their importance in educational or professional learning environments. Included in this overview should be a description of what occurs in the brain when memories are established. Related to memory, an overview of retention and transfer including their relationship to learning. A description of what occurs in the brain in relation to trauma and memory, including how trauma can affect memory. Describe 2-3 strategies that can be used to improve memory, retention, and/or transfer in your current or future professional settings, including with learners who have experienced trauma (e.g., helping students make meaningful connections, involving sensory experiences in the teaching and learning processes). Discuss how each strategy will be helpful within the context of education, training, or learning in general. Support your work with 2-3 scholarly resources.
Submit your deliverable or a link to your deliverable and scholarly resources as a single document.
Ensure the link can be viewed by others prior to submitting.
While APA Style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite Technical Support Articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.