Lauren Waldman and Learning (Pirate) Experiences

The Experience by Design mothership is being boarded by pirates! On today’s episode, we welcome the Learning Pirate Lauren Waldman. Lauren long has been interested in education and learning, a passion that saw her take on the Head of Learning and Development in Canada for Tata Consulting Services, as well as being Training and Development Manager for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, which seems like a place a learning pirate should be -- the high seas. As her bio says, she is a pirate searching for treasure, and that treasure revolves around how we learn. With her background in neuroscience, the treasure we are looking for lies buried in how our brains learn.

With Lauren we talk about how the brain processes information, and what that means for designing and integrating learning technologies. Just because we have more sources of information and venues to communicate it does not mean that more learning automatically takes place. We explore how technologies, including Learning Management Systems, need to be constructed with how the brain works. We also discuss tricks and tips of how to better reinforce learning, especially in online environments.

So, prepare to let the Learning Pirate come aboard and join the journey for learning treasures and technological maps to help us find it.