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Abstract: Facilitating Learning with the Adult Brain in Mind explains how the brain works, and how to help adults learn, develop, and perform more effectively in various settings. Recent neurobiological discoveries have challenged long-held assumptions that logical, rational thought is the preeminent approach to knowing. Rather, feelings and emotions are essential for meaningful learning to occur in the embodied brain. Using stories, metaphors, and engaging illustrations to illuminate technical ideas, Taylor and Marienau synthesize relevant trends in neuroscience, cognitive science, and philosophy of mind. Readers unfamiliar with current brain discoveries will enjoy an informative, easy-to-read book. Neuroscience fans will find additional material designed to supplement their knowledge.

Many popular publications on brain and learning focus on school-aged learners or tend more toward anatomical description than practical application. This book provides facilitators of adult learning and development a much-needed resource of tested approaches plus the science behind their effectiveness.

- Appreciate the fundamental role of experience in adult learning
- Understand how metaphor and analogy spark curiosity and creativity
- Alleviate adult anxieties that impede learning
- Acquire tools and approaches that foster adult learning and development

Compared with other books on brain and learning, this volume includes dozens of specific examples of how experienced practitioners facilitate meaningful learning. These "brain-aware" approaches can be adopted and adapted for use in diverse settings. Facilitating Learning with the Adult Brain in Mind should be read by advisors/counselors, instructors, curriculum and instructional developers, professional development designers, corporate trainers and coaches, faculty mentors, and graduate students—in fact, anyone interested in how adult brains learn. (From the Publisher)

Table Of Content:
Preface

PART I: Brain: Then and Now
ch. 1 Brain Basics–changes in the brain over eons
ch. 2 The Learning, Changing Adult Brain–experience, memory, and emotions
ch. 3 Metaphors, Embodiment, and Hemispheres–foundations of brain-aware approaches

PART II: PracticesThat Enhance Adult Learning–featuring the Theatre of Knowing
ch. 4 Setting the Stage for Learning–lowering anxiety, engaging curiosity
ch. 5 Enter Stage Left–starting with verbal-theoretical conceptual approaches in mind
ch. 6 Enter Stage Right–starting with embodied and metaphorical approaches in mind
ch. 7 Center Stage–interweaving multifaceted approaches
ch. 8 Spotlight on Meaning Making–scaffolding reflection and feedback

PART III: Reflecting on Practice
ch. 9 Enhancing Brain-Aware Practice with Theory–foundational theories of learning and development
ch. 10 Toward Complexity and Commitment–learning that promotes courageous informed action

Epilogue
References
Acknowledgments
About the Authors and Contributors
Name Index
Subject Index