| | Brain Boosters
Most workers today, regardless of their position and responsibilities, face an overwhelming need to use their brains more effectively. Learning and adapting to changing demands are the critical survival skills for today and the future. This course will help you sharpen your learning, remembering, and thinking skills through stimulating exercises and practical experiences. During the course, you'll explore your current strategies for learning and remembering as you map out techniques for dealing with new information and skills. Hands-on practice with concentration boosters and learning techniques can help you increase your effectiveness at work while decreasing fatigue. Your success in the business environment today and in the future depends on life-long learning. This course will help you develop personalized strategies for meeting this critical challenge.
To get started:
- Click on the Syllabus link below to find information about the course and the book
- Click on Introductions link to meet your instructor and introduce yourself
- Post any questions you have in Questions and Comments
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| 1 | Lesson 1: Becoming a Strategic Learner
Are you a strategic learner? In this first lesson, we'll work together to explore learning from a new perspective. Strategic learners continuously scan the environment looking for trends and new developments. They maintain their value in the workplace by learning new skills and information as the needs emerge on the horizon. In this lesson, you will explore the pressures to learn in your organization and in your life. You'll develop your own personalized strategy for learning as you explore your learning preferences and develop a map for optimal learning. Kick back and relax and rev up your brain. Get ready to change the way you think about learning! | 
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