Tilt Talks

Learning vs Education

Will you remember what Nick speaks about in this Tilt Talks segment?

Well, that depends upon whether you are passionately interested in what he has to say - so are you? 

In this excerpt author, psychologist and learning pioneer Nick Shackleton-Jones, talks about learning vs education and why education is ultimately an inefficient way to learn. We force feed people information in an attempt to expand minds, when in truth if someone actually cares about the topic, or it is relevant to a specific task they need to do … then learning will come naturally.

What can we learn from this? The brain retains the things that are interesting and relevant to us, but quickly discards things that are not. Let’s design learning experiences with this in mind – by thinking about the user first and always. Make it relevant, make them care, or make it useful.

So sit back, and let your brain soak up a few minutes of wisdom from the man himself … or just a Peaky Blinder lobbing marshmallows.

How People Learn

Award-winning psychologist and author Nick Shackleton-Jones demolishes long-held myths about learning. If you work in learning design, care about psychology, or are simply curious about how the brain actually acquires knowledge — these are the conversations that change how you think about it.

Featuring Nick Shackleton-Jones — psychologist, learning pioneer & author of How People Learn