Online Class: Memory and Concentration Techniques
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 Course Description Memory, concentration, focus, communication, problem solving and relationships all interconnect and interact to give us the information we need to function properly in the everyday world. This course will focus on these topics and explore how memory works, factors that affect and enhance memory, strategies to improve memory, the process of concentration, ways of improving the concentration process and how different circumstances can affect one's ability to focus and concentrate effectively. Studies indicate that exercises for the brain now can decrease the risk for Alzheimer's later. Certain foods and vitamins have also been reported to increase brainpower and improve the power of memory and concentration. Find out how you can improve and maintain a healthy memory and increase concentration skills today. | Topics covered include: - How Memory Works
- Healthy Habits and Memory
- Peg Memory Systems
- The Loci Method
- Memorizing Numbers
- Mnemonics
- SCAD: Learning to Become an 'Expert Witness'
- Faces and Names
- Powerful Public Speaking
- Everyday Memory Aids
- Concentration and the Brain
- Concentration Frustration
- Exercising Your Brain
- The Sound of Music
- Food for Thought
- Concentration Barriers
- Concentration Helpers
| Learning Outcomes By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe how memory works.
- Summarize healthy habits and memory.
- Define Peg Memory Systems.
- Describe the Loci Method
- Demonstrate memorizing numbers.
- Describe mnemonics.
- Describe SCAD.
- Describe techniques for remembering faces and names.
- Describe everyday memory aids.
- Define concentration and how it works in the brain.
- Describe ways to exercise your brain.
- Describe the role and benefits of music and your brain.
- Describe the affects of proper nourishment on the brain.
- Describe how sleep and dreams can affect concentration.
- Summarize concentration barriers.
- Describe concentration helpers, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Course Lessons |  | Lesson 1: How Memory WorksMemory seems like a simple thing, you think about where you put something you are looking for and the information (hopefully) is there for you. Most of the time, this recall of information is almost instantaneous. | Lesson 2: Healthy Habits and MemoryWe can improve our memory by learning a variety of memory enhancing skills and learning how to focus on learning, but nothing will improve our memory if we don't take care of our bodies and our minds. | Lesson 3: Variety: Say It, Write it, Do It!Using all of your senses is one of the surest ways to improve your memory. By utilizing more than one of your senses as you learn new material or simply try to retain information. | Lesson 4: Peg Memory SystemsPeg Memory Systems are one form of Memory system designed to help you remember lists of information. | Lesson 5: The Loci MethodThe Loci method of memorization is one of the most ancient memorization tools known and is based on attaching individual items you need to remember to individual points on a route you are familiar with. | Lesson 6: Memorizing NumbersIn today's world we have to remember an amazing array of numbers -- phone numbers, addresses, social security numbers, account numbers, credit card numbers, and pin numbers. | Lesson 7: MnemonicsSometimes you want something a bit simpler than the admittedly complex number alphabet to help you remember lists of items or perhaps help you remember specific information. | Lesson 8: SCAD: Learning to Become an "Expert Witness"We've talked a lot about how to learn and retain information that you are reading, studying or hearing. We've also learned a lot of ways about how to memorize and recall information like lists of words and numbers. | Lesson 9: Faces and NamesOne of the most common admissions people have about their memory is that they have trouble remembering names and they are even worse at putting faces to names when they run into people they've only met once or twice. | Lesson 10: Powerful Public SpeakingAlmost everyone has to give a speech at some point in their lives. Many of us have to do it with alarming regularity, whether it's at school, at work or for social functions. | Lesson 11: Everyday Memory AidsWe've reviewed quite a few mnemonic devices and specific methods for training ourselves to remember more information such as long lists of information, speeches and names and faces. | Lesson 12: Concentration and the BrainWhether you are reading a book, studying for a class, or simply doing your job, concentration plays a major role in how we accomplish those tasks during the thought process. | Lesson 13: An Age Old Question...Children are often compared to sponges that literally soak up everything they see and hear in their immediate surroundings. | Lesson 14: Concentration FrustrationHow can our minds be so restless not allowing us to solidify a common focus? Everyday we are bombarded with so many things that it can be easy to lose focus on what we want to do and should be doing. | Lesson 15: Exercising Your BrainKeeping our wits about us as we get older is an important facet of aging. A sharp mind can mean more independence as we age, or simply an enhanced point of view in the present. | Lesson 16: The Sound of MusicMusic is an amazing and wonderful gift that always seems to touch us at the right moments and invoke emotions and memories that can last a lifetime. | Lesson 17: Food for ThoughtMany of us have heard the term "You are what you eat." In some cases, what you eat may help or hinder your ability to think! | Lesson 18: Sweet DreamsBeing sleep deprived and pumping ourselves full of caffeine can certainly have an effect on the mind, but how does a lack of sleep affect our ability to focus clearly? | Lesson 19: May I Have Your Attention Please?Concentration is the process of focusing one's thoughts, and focus is concentrating on a single thought or activity. | Lesson 20: Concentration BarriersProcrastination can be dubbed as a major concentration inhibitor; it is a type of behavior which is characterized by deferment of actions or tasks to a later time. | Lesson 21: Concentration HelpersUsing our minds more and challenging ourselves is probably the most prominent way to overcome concentration barriers. | Lesson 22: One Size Does Not Fit AllDeciding the best method and environment for your concentration to be at its peak can be hard, but not an impossible task. |
Additional Information | Course Title | : | Memory and Concentration Techniques | | CEU Value | : | | | Standard | : | Course Adheres to the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard | | Accreditation | : | | | Languages | : | English - United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and other English speaking countries | | Course Number | : | 7550175 | | Course Type | : | How To | | Course URL | : | | | Course Rating | : |  | | Instructor | : | | | Syllabus | : | | | Grading Policy | : | Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive a CEU Certificate documenting CEUs earned | | Assessment Method | : | Lesson assignments and review exams | | Duration | : | Continuous: Enroll anytime! | | Requirements | : | View Technical Requirements | | Course Fee | : | Basic Course: $55.00 (no CEU Certificate) | | | | | NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment.
This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, certification or educational requirements.
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