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Description

Neuroscience and Learning: Separating Myths from Evidence, Designing and Delivering

Turning what we know about memory into pedagogical choices that genuinely work

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Neuroscience features heavily in conversations about training, but it usually arrives in the form of shortcuts: learning styles, right brain versus left brain, fixed attention spans. Trainers struggle to tell what is solid from what is simply a slogan.

These two days sort it out. Participants identify the most common neuromyths, understand how attention, memory and emotion operate during learning, then rework one of their own sessions by building in spaced repetition and active retrieval. They leave with a design grid and a revised session.

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish established findings on learning from the neuromyths circulating in training
  • Explain the role of attention, working memory and consolidation
  • Design a session that integrates spaced repetition and active retrieval
  • Formulate feedback that supports learner progress
  • Adapt pace and materials to limit cognitive overload

What makes this programme different

Each common neuromyth is tested against what memory research actually shows
Participants rework a session they already deliver rather than a fictional case
A design grid focused on retention is built and tested during the session

Programme

1What We Know About Learning

Establishing solid foundations before changing practice

  • Attention, perception and information filtering in a training setting
  • Working memory, long-term memory and consolidation
  • The role of emotion and the sense of competence
  • The most widespread neuromyths and the reasons behind their appeal

2Attention and Cognitive Load

Staying within what the learner can process

  • Signs of overload in a group and how the trainer responds
  • Breaking dense content into manageable units
  • The effect of overloaded materials on comprehension
  • Alternating formats and managing break times

3Designing for Retention

Building the session around recall

  • Spaced repetition and scheduling recall points across a learning path
  • Active retrieval through quizzes, reformulation or recitation
  • Varying examples and changing contexts
  • The place of error in building knowledge
  • Anchoring content in participants' workplace situations

4Delivering and Assessing

Supporting effort during and after the session

  • Descriptive and corrective feedback rather than overall judgement
  • Motivation, autonomy and the sense of progress
  • Formative assessment built into the flow of the session
  • Transfer to the workplace and follow-up after the programme

Who is it for

Occasional or full-time trainers, instructional designers, learning and development managers, mentors and teachers who wish to ground their pedagogical choices in how learning actually works.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.