The document discusses how biometrics could be used to enhance learning by making it a more holistic process. It suggests that learning is strongest when tied to emotion, and measuring biometrics like tension and activity levels could help track emotion and strengthen behavior change by training the whole person. The document also discusses how biometric feedback works like a game mechanic to change behavior and explores how biometrics could impact learning experiences by personalizing them based on a learner's biometric data.

1. Training the Whole Person:
Biometrics for Learning
Koreen Pagano
Director of Product Marketing, Lynda.com, a LinkedIn company
lynda.com
@koreenpagano
learningintandem.com

2. When we design learning
experinces, most of our
attention is on the
cognitive side:
Content
Learning objectives
Assessment

3. But we KNOW that
learning is a
holistic process.
Memory is strongest
when tied to emotion.

4. What if you could
measure and track
emotion?
What if you could
strengthen behavior
change by training the
WHOLE person?

5. I’m wearing this
right now.

6. Biometrics:
Metrics related to
human
characteristics
& traits

7. vs.

8. Can we learn to communicate
differently?
Smartstones

10. How can biometrics
impact learning?

11. What if your
biometrics
were a data point that
had the power to
change your learning
experience?
Waller, Hunt, Knapp (1998).Rose, Attree, Brooks, Parlsow, Penn (2000).Sorita et al. (2012). Lots and lots and lots more….

14. Can we learn to control
our emotions?

17. Don’t be afraid…

19. I’m wearing this
right now…

20. And it’s collecting data
to help me:
• Reduce tension
• Monitor activity
• Identify calm
“Rethink Stress” pilot

21. Biometric feedback is a
kind of
game mechanic
specifically focused on
changing behavior.

22. What does the
future hold?

23. Thank you!
Koreen Pagano
Director of Product Marketing
Lynda.com, a LinkedIn
Company
@koreenpagano
www.learningintandem.com
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