The Performance Improvement Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

A New York Times article by Benedict Carey that I cited in my recent blog post about learning styles, also addresses the value of causing the brain to re-examine content that had been learned but then forgotten. Carey writes: No one knows for sure why.

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 3, 2010

When you write content for eLearning, do you think of it as technical communication? Creative writing? I recently read an article called "The Write Brain: How to Educate and Entertain with Learner-Centered Writing" by Kathleen M. This article fits right into that. By Shelley A Gable.

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Learningtogo

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The negative impact of the 21st-century on our prehistoric brains is real. You can blame our wonderful, socially active brains. Writing Wiki Content Encourages Metacognition. Learning was measured by the quality of the articles produced by the students. Why does this happen? Contribution Ratings. Contributor Recognition.

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WhatFix

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Employee Training Cognitive Learning: History, Functions, Benefits, Applications Published: October 3, 2024 Updated: October 3, 2024 Samantha Rohn Throughout our lives, we constantly learn new things, whether learning to read as a child or expanding arsenals of professional skills as adults. What Is Cognitive Learning?

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Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 8, 2009

If I understand Stephen’s argument correctly, part of what he’s saying here is that rather than knowledge being exactly what we perceive it to be (a sentence like “Paris is a city in France&# ), what’s happening in our brains is more than that. I’m not totally convinced by this argument. .&#

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Learning Rebels

JULY 14, 2023

In the hidden corridors of our minds, there lurk insidious cognitive monsters that subtly influence our thoughts and actions. These cognitive distortions can lead us to form inaccurate perceptions about ourselves and the world around us. I mean, I read this article and felt SEEN! What’s Up with Imposter Syndrome?

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CourseArc

APRIL 19, 2023

In this article, we’ll describe the standard text to speech meaning and list some of the populations who benefit from TTS. A neural network is a computational model inspired by the human brain. In 2021, nearly a quarter of U.S. adults listened to audiobooks, and TTS may have helped make those experiences possible.

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TalentLMS

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Serious games or serious eLearning solutions take eLearning courses to a higher level of cognitive resonance through emotionally cognizant settings naturally found in games. Emotions create a special state of brain receptivity. Games engage the Affective and the Cognitive Domains of our minds. A trivial factor: human emotions.

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Vignettes Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Judy Willis writes in Psychology Today and " The Neuroscience of Joyful Education :" [W]hen we scrub joy and comfort from the classroom, we distance our students from effective information processing and long-term memory storage. The idea of having an “atmosphere of exuberant discovery” reminded me about my blog posts on “instant learning.”

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 13, 2009

When you find new nuggets of information, you get a chemical reaction in your brain much like an opium hit. Which newspapers, magazines, journals, news sources, blogs should you look at, how often, how high a priority is this? It allows me to gather information from all kinds of sources (blogs, publications, wikis, calendars, etc.)

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 2, 2008

Reading Well by moriza 73% of Americans said they had read "a book of some kind", according to a survey cited in this fascinating article (I was reading way past my bedtime last night): Twilight of the Books: What will life be like if people stop reading? Reading brains work differently from listening ones. How you read.

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Mitch Moldofsky

MARCH 29, 2021

Willy Shakespeare A lot of ink has been spilled over the question of what effect music has on the brain. The impact of BM on things like memory, recall, reading comprehension and writing skills were contradictory. This, despite some researchers' concerns about distraction and cognitive overload. Thanks muchly!

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eLearning Learning Posts

JANUARY 3, 2011

Twitter for Learning – 55 Great Articles - eLearning Technology , March 24, 2010. Social Learning Strategies Checklist - Social Enterprise Blog , January 11, 2010. Instructional Design and E-Learning Blogs - Experiencing eLearning , July 6, 2010. Brain Learning and eLearning Design - The Learning Circuits Blog , July 1, 2010.

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Mindflash

MAY 14, 2014

This is true when it comes to articles and blogs, and it is true when it comes to online training. Two stats cited in this content marketing article say it best. 90% of information that comes to the brain is visual. Articles with images get 94% more views than those without. Create a Compelling Title.

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Mike Taylor

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Last Week’s Most Clicked: Visual design rules you can safely follow every time News & Notes Three major things most people get wrong about the brain A neuroscientist has come out with a list of things most people don’t understand about the brain. But don’t worry! Learn more → Demystifying Desirable Difficulties.

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Mike Taylor

MAY 5, 2023

To fully realize this potential, educators and teachers need to be properly trained and supported in the use of AI technology Learn more → MARGE: A Whole Brain Approach for Students and Teachers Check out this free eBook on Arthur Shimamura’s MARGE Model which stands for Motivation, Attention, Retention, Generalization, and Evaluation.

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eLearning Learning Posts

JULY 7, 2010

20 Facts You Must Know About Working Memory - The eLearning Coach , June 2, 2010 Without adapting learning experiences to the learner’s cognitive architecture, instructional design is hit or miss. 10 Free Audio Programs to Use for E-Learning - Rapid eLearning Blog , June 1, 2010 I’m no audio engineer. like Kate a lot.

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Learning Visions

MAY 4, 2007

Even when youve got a blank page in front of you and you start writing: paragraphs, commas, periods. Have I just been writing too much marketing and sales material lately? Blog Book Tour: Learning in 3D #lrn3d Allison Rossett: ELearning Isn’t What You Think It. But what is a template? Its really a mental model. We got Wii!

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Convergence Training

MAY 4, 2020

In this article, we’re going to expand on that discussion, explaining what microlearning is and giving a few common and effective uses for microlearning. Download our FREE Guide to Writing Learning Objectives. For a deeper dive into this, please read our articles on combatting the training forgetting curve and spaced practice.

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PulseLearning

DECEMBER 18, 2017

When it comes to designing engaging and effective corporate training, the best place to start is by looking at how the human brain works – neurology. Just like vehicles need the right type of fuel to run smoothly, your brain requires the right input to for its learning processes to work as efficiently as possible.

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Litmos

MARCH 13, 2018

As I blogged previously , you need to get your mind around mobile. The cognitive benefits of performance support are many. The big picture is providing help in the moment to counter our cognitive gaps. Our brain architecture is powerful, but like any solution, there are systematic gaps. There are limits to our brains.

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Innovative Learning Group

JULY 26, 2022

The Problem of Cognitive Bias. Cognitive bias ensues! In our work as IDs, how can we compensate for cognitive bias? To counteract our biases, as Kahneman writes, “…little can be achieved without a considerable investment of effort.”. My blog post has barely scratched the surface of this fascinating book.

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Convergence Training

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

We’ll discuss this a bit in this blog post. Download our Free Guide to Writing Learning Objectives. Download our Free Guide to Writing Learning Objectives. Visuals, Dual-Channel Coding, and the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning. Training Management Systems (LMS) → Workforce Training eLearning Courses →.

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Matrix

JUNE 22, 2021

In my previous article, I’ve touched on what neurodiversity is and, more importantly, what it’s not. A less tech version is having them write on pieces of paper that the facilitator can then read. You can write it down, use a different tone of voice or employ gestures to convey the importance of a certain piece of content.

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Mike Taylor

MARCH 4, 2022

I dusted off the cobwebs and published my first blog post in a while this week to answer the question I get a lot about how I create this weekly newsletter. But have you ever wondered what’s happening in your brain to turn all these weird symbols into meaning? This article by Leonard Mlodinow may help us understand why.

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Mike Taylor

MAY 19, 2023

Learn more → Effective educational videos This study from Vanderbilt University finds that effective educational videos are strategic, engaging, and cognitively optimized. Learn more→ Say goodbye to manual work and save your brain for the big stuff. They should be goal-oriented, concise, and stimulating. Pre-order today. Check it out!

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2006

The author encourages readers to contribute to the re-writing of the book using a wiki. Knowing Knowledge is a book about connectivism , the way that knowledge exists through connections both inside the brain and beyond. He writes: "These established metaphors fall short in an era defined by rapid knowledge development.

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Adobe Captivate

OCTOBER 18, 2018

In this article, I will discuss how design thinking can be applied to create better eLearning courses. In my previous blogs on Whole Brain Learning and Kolb’s learning styles, I talked about how we can improve the learning process by using certain strategies that are targeted to individual learning styles. Conclusion.

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Paradiso Solutions

JULY 4, 2022

This article explains the forgetting curve psychology so your learners can achieve their goals. The brain can perform the most difficult tasks, store enormous amounts of data, and is the most powerful source of memory that acts as a knowledge bank. However, the weak link of the brain is none other than memory retention.

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eLearning Learning Posts

MARCH 16, 2010

Become an E-Learning Pro without Spending a Dime - Rapid eLearning Blog , March 2, 2010 Great post on how to get yourself started in eLearning. The brain takes 15 minutes to declutter itself and prepare for a deep dive, yet many tasks get less than that time before the first interruption! Nothing new here.

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Convergence Training

MARCH 29, 2018

In this article, the continuation of our series of interviews with noted learning researcher Dr. Will Thalheimer, we’re going to discuss evidence-based training methods and learning myths with no supporting evidence. Download our FREE Guide to Writing Learning Objectives. Learning Management Systems. Custom Workforce Training.

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Convergence Training

AUGUST 12, 2016

In an earlier blog post, we took a quick introductory look at some connections between comic books and eLearning. And in that article, we promised to follow up with a second article that focuses on the classic book Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud. This, my friend, is that second article.

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eLearningArt

MARCH 23, 2016

Here is an article that describes the process in more detail: Subtractive Visual Design. Serious writing: Scrivener. Stories often play a big role in the courses I design because the human brain is attuned to learning through stories. What 5 books or blogs have influenced you the most? What’s your opinion on templates?

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Ed App

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Learning a language can often result in cognitive overload for learners, meaning that they are unable to withhold many pieces of new information at once. Studies conclude that the average human brain can only withhold 3-5 new pieces of information at any given time. Think in it, write in it, speak in it and put it into practice.

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Elucidat

AUGUST 20, 2019

What I love about it is it makes cognitive science, learning science, really accessible. 19:27 ] So, that book jumps to mind right away just because I’ve always felt that it was a really good basic primer of understanding of how the brain works and how we can translate that into good, solid learning design. .

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LifterLMS

APRIL 1, 2019

I think there’s a name for that in the cognitive bias world called the fundamental attribution bias. Like course creation, video editing, graphic design, instructional design and writing a curriculum. One is opt into this free mini-course or short video series or in some cases, articles.

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Learnnovators

AUGUST 2, 2021

He can be found on Twitter as @LearnNuggets, on LinkedIn, or around learning and development communities teaching and facilitating workshops where he writes articles, reviews and shares tutorials. The second challenge is writing a script. The script could be very similar to a narration script we often use in e-learning.

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