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The Origami Lesson: What One Simple Experiment Revealed About How We Learn | Dr. Mark Johnson

The Origami Lesson: What One Simple Experiment Revealed About How We Learn | Dr. Mark Johnson

Update: 2025-08-08
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What if there's a different way to think about developing skills? In this @MAGICademy conversation, Dr. Mark Johnson shares some fascinating insights through a simple paper-folding exercise that reveals something surprising about how we master new abilities. 


We explore ideas like "latency"—the gap between hearing instructions and applying them—and why storytelling seems to help skills stick better. 


Whether you're developing your own capabilities, helping others build theirs, or just curious about how we get better at things, there might be something here worth discovering. Feel free to grab a piece of paper and follow along.


#GuidedDiscovery #ReduceLatency #ActiveSkillDev #Storytelling #LociMethod #EnhanceMemory #CreativityAndInnovation


Explore further to connect with the guest: http://www.magicademy.club/learning-science/the-origami-lesson-what-one-simple-experiment-revealed-about-how-we-learn-dr-mark-johnson 

MicroChallenge: http://www.magicademy.club/microchallenges/question-everything-inspired-by-dr-mark-johnson


Chapter: 

00:00 Introduction to Active Discovery in Learning

00:50 The Importance of Engagement in Learning

02:49 Understanding Latency in Learning

04:34 How do we teach traditionally (paper folding demo)

08:18 How do we teach with latency in mind (paper folding demo)

09:51 How does reducing latency expedite skill dev?

11:33 How does peer evaluation enhance skill dev?

11:49 The Interplay of Evaluation and Creation

14:25 The Relevance of Learning in Real-World Applications

14:49 Exploring Fink's Taxonomy

16:25 Innovation Through Active Discovery

19:17 The Power of Storytelling in Learning

20:14 Recall words through Loci visualization

29:11 Why is interacting with the learning object so important

31:41 Childlike Wonder and Vitality

34:32 Oh, learning is guided discovery!

40:10 Learning from the Next Generation

42:24 Adapting Teaching Methods for Modern Learners

43:00 Dr. Mark's MAGIC

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The Origami Lesson: What One Simple Experiment Revealed About How We Learn | Dr. Mark Johnson

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