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Rethinking Learning in the Rapid Developments of Neuroscience, Learning Technologies, and Learning Sciences

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In this chapter, we discuss the purpose of this book and provide an overview of evolving discussions on the definitions of human learning, the processes of learning, and the methods to assess learning based on new advances and discoveries in learning sciences, learning technologies, and neurosciences.

“If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow.”

—John Dewey

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  1. University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

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  3. Department of Learning Technologies, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, University of North Texas, Fort Worth, TX, USA

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Lin, L., Parsons, T.D., Cockerham, D. (2019). Rethinking Learning in the Rapid Developments of Neuroscience, Learning Technologies, and Learning Sciences. In: Parsons, T.D., Lin, L., Cockerham, D. (eds) Mind, Brain and Technology. Educational Communications and Technology: Issues and Innovations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02631-8_1

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