The document discusses key factors that impact learning: failure, authenticity, curiosity, emotions, and sociality. It notes that students should be taught to cope with failure, the brain prioritizes authentic and relevant learning over artificial or grade-focused learning, curiosity is driven by an "information gap" between what is known and wanted to know, emotions and cognition are intertwined so connecting emotionally to content benefits learning, and human connection, belonging, collaboration, and social presence impact learning. It also briefly mentions the SCARF model of Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness, and Fairness.

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Failure
Authenticity
Curiosity
Emotions
Sociality
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2. FACES
Failure
Learning from failure
Students need to be taught how to cope with
failure psychologically
“Our brains are adept at learning from failure,
and in many ways they evolved for this purpose”
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Authenticity
↑ Authenticity = Deeper Learning
The brain prioritizes relevance and authenticity - it
doesn’t mess around when things are artificial or
just for a grade...application is key!
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Curiosity
An “Information gap”
“...the distance between what one
knows and what one WANTS to
know.”
Anxiety 🙅 Curiosity...don’t be scary! 4

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Emotions
Emotions and cognition are intertwined
Connect emotionally to the content
Humor, fun, play, & joy benefit learning
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Sociality
By Association
Human connection matters
Belonging
Social presence
Collaboration
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FACES
Failure
Authenticity
Curiosity
Emotions
Sociality
SCARF
Status
Certainty
Autonomy
Relatedness
Fairness