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Anatomy of Memory

By Shelley A. Gable It seems like every few weeks I hear something in the news about new research related to memory. Whether it’s on the radio, in a magazine, or on TV, I come across terms like working memory, … Continue reading

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Take a Course…Then Take a Nap

By Shelley A. Gable As kids, we resisted naps. As adults, we wish we could do it more often. As it turns out, napping might actually be good for professional development. If you’re interested in a work-related excuse to get … Continue reading

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Multitasking Hurts Your Learning

By Shelley A. Gable Are you multitasking right now? Maybe you’re participating in a conference call, reading email, checking a message on your phone, responding to chat or an instant message, and perusing news headlines. How many of these tasks … Continue reading

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Social Media: Reinforce Learning and Get Noticed

By Shelley A. Gable You just completed an insurance continuing education course and you learned loads of new information. Now what? If you can apply that newly learned knowledge on the job right away, you’re more likely to remember it … Continue reading

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Primacy and Recency Can Help You Learn

By Shelley A. Gable Think about the last course you took. Maybe it was an online insurance continuing education course. What pieces stand out the most? While hopefully there were memorable highlights from throughout the course, you can probably also … Continue reading

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Auditory and Tactile – Back to the Learning Modalities

By Shelley A. Gable Is auditory learning your strength? Your maybe tactile learning? As you may have read in an article posted last week, many learning researchers suggest that we learn through three sensory modalities: Visual (learning through seeing) Auditory … Continue reading

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What Is Your Strongest Learning Modality? Take Advantage of Your Visual Learning Strengths

By Shelley A. Gable How do you learn best? Do you have a knack for remembering things you’ve read? Can you recall every word of a conversation days (or even months or years) after it happened? Or are you one … Continue reading

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The Study Tips We Tell Our Kids Apply to Us Too

By Shelley A. Gable In elementary and middle school, teachers try to help students develop productive study habits. When I think back to my high school days, I remember teachers spending part of the first day of class each year … Continue reading

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InternetCE and the Professional Insurance Agents of North Carolina (PIANC) form Partnership

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE InternetCE and the Professional Insurance Agents of North Carolina (PIANC) form Partnership. Exclusive offer provided to PIANC Members. Raleigh, North Carolina — February 10th, 2010 — InternetCE, a nationally approved provider of continuing education (CE) for insurance professionals, announced the immediate … Continue reading

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Motivate Yourself to Learn through Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction

By Shelley A. Gable At some point, we’ve all had to go through a training course we weren’t interested in. Maybe you found the content to be boring, or you felt it didn’t apply to you. Either way, it’s challenging … Continue reading

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