Brain-based teaching and learning is a new paradigm of pedagogy.  It is one of the most exciting fields in the world of brain research, based on research from the disciplines of neuroscience, biology, and psychology. “The result is a learning approach that is more aligned with how the brain naturally learns best” (Jensen, 2008, p. xii).  Locate an article in the Ashford online Library that investigates research in brain development and its relation to learning and literacy.  Provide a summary of the article and explain how the findings can be translated into what an educator can do to enhance learning and literacy. Do your findings support what you know about brain functions in the process of learning?  Why or why not?

Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper on consumer vulnerability to media persuasion, politics, and propaganda.Select a specific political issue in which the Internet played a decisive role in forming your political opinion about a topic.Locate threenews articles on your specific political issue:·  Find a news article that you believe to be totally objective.·  Find a second news article that you believe to be intentionally persuasive. ·  Find a third news article that you believe to be subtly persuasive in the guise of an informative article.Address the following in your paper:·  Identify the specific principle differences between the objective news article and the persuasive news article. ·  Identify the specific principle differences between the persuasive news article and the information article. Conclude your paper by addressing the following:·  Do you believe that you are vulnerable to political persuasion? Explain and justify your answer.·  What techniques are used in the selected political articles to persuade readers?·  Are any of these articles particularly effective? Why or why not?·  How might we personally and as a society reduce our vulnerability to political persuasion?  Format the paper consistent with APA guidelines

Post at least 150 words as your response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply. Be prepared to discuss in class. What kinds of visual aids are used in health care and how do they enhance communication?