eLearningMind

JANUARY 15, 2021

In the corporate world, LxDs, or Learning Experience Designers, are the rock stars in the eLearning space. . What is Learning Experience Design (LxD)? LxDs direct their team to do a complete analysis of the learning environment, target audience, the problem the learning is trying to solve (skills deficits? gamification?

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Learningtogo

JANUARY 19, 2017

There are many practical benefits of teaching children about colors: They learn to recognize patterns and objects in the world around them. They get to express themselves artistically, which can help improve self-confidence and stimulates multiple parts of the brain. How to start using coloring in your adult learning program.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

I’m not alone in carrying the banner for learning science. Is there a problem with a learning science bandwagon? What I also believe, buttressed by others, is that there haven’t been any results from neuroscience that are essential for learning science design. I feel similarly about the term brain-based.

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LearnDash

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

One of the inevitable battles online instructors face lies in retaining learner attention. Teachers in traditional classrooms face this burden too, of course, but in-person classroom experiences provide a more focused learning environment. One of the best courses I ever took was a freshman psychology course on the human brain.

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Association eLearning

MARCH 29, 2017

And there are lots of articles floating around that discuss how much faster the human brain can supposedly process images than it can process words. And something that looks good is going to get more attention than something that looks sloppy or complicated. I did this for one of the sessions I attended at the Learning 2016 conference.

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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of corporate learning, one glaring omission stands out: movement. Despite abundant evidence of the cognitive and physical benefits of movement, particularly in childhood education, it remains underutilized in corporate learning — especially in online learning environments.

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LearnDash

MARCH 3, 2020

E-learning videos help educators take their courses to the next level. E-learning videos can help enhance the overall learning experience, giving a deeper explanation for certain concepts or providing students with easy-to-follow visuals that are simply not communicated as well by text. Engage your learners.

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Learningtogo

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

While he didn’t have the benefit of today’s brain imaging technology, he just may have been right. Human brains interpret waves that fall between 20 to 20,000 Hz as sound. The vibration, usually carried by the air, enters our ear, eventually stimulates the auditory nerve , which sends a signal to the brain.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 8, 2012

” It’s a deliberately provocative title, meant to draw attention and cause controversy. A more accurate title would be “Some Games Aren’t Effective at Making People Remember Content,” but that’s a lot less likely to grab attention. Results were similar with the Cache 17 game. Adams, D.M., Mayer, R.E.,

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Learning is most effective when the learner has an achievable, well-defined goal. She goes on to say that whatever it is that gamers learn transfers to other situations [54]. It seems that teenage brains are open to lasting physical changes. “In It is called brain plasticity. The kid flunked, but he sure pays attention.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 28, 2020

If I’m going to rail against myths in learning, it makes sense to be clear about what learning design without myths looks like. Let me lay out a little of what mythless learning design is, or should be. Learning with myths manifests in many ways. Redundant development to accommodate learning styles, or generations.

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Learningtogo

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Strategic Use of Music to Support Learning. Listening to music affects a wide cross section of the brain , including those areas linked to spatial reasoning and navigation. Over the past two years, almost 100,000 peer-reviewed papers have been published with the keywords “music and learning.” Which Music Is Best for Learning?

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Mike Taylor

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Hit up trainlikeamarketer.com to learn more and subscribe for updates on the book launch. Takeaway : Learning sticks best when it’s grounded in real-world practice, guided by feedback, and designed to empower learners to adapt and thrive. Learn more → Learn how you can do this efficiently and with flexibility!

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Infopro Learning

JANUARY 26, 2025

From learning to read as a child to developing professional knowledge in your career, the human experience is undoubtedly continuous learning. Cognitive Learning Theory (CLT) explains how the brain processes, retains and applies new information. What is Cognitive Learning Theory?

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Learningtogo

DECEMBER 22, 2019

One key to understanding why magical thinking exists is to understand the brain’s capacity to predict future events based on past experience. The brain does this by paying attention to changes in the environment and linking current and past events together to build a reliable model of the world.

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Learningtogo

DECEMBER 22, 2019

One key to understanding why magical thinking exists is to understand the brain’s capacity to predict future events based on past experience. The brain does this by paying attention to changes in the environment and linking current and past events together to build a reliable model of the world.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

That means we have to go beyond our folk beliefs about learning and look to what the research says leads to effective change. We have good prescriptions, but we too infrequently pay attention to them. When we pay attention to what learning science tells us, however, we can do better.

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EduPivot Knowledge Center

APRIL 10, 2025

We constantly talk about creating a stress-free environment for learning. Moderate stress, or controlled stress is essential for optimal learning. Often referenced as the Yerkes-Dodson curve, it is not discussed nor utilized enough in corporate learning and development. The truth is that stress isn’t always the villain.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 19, 2020

In a perfect world, we’d spend all the time we want on learning. Which means we have to evaluate the case for paying attention to research. So here’s a stab at the case for learning science. Learning is a probabilistic game. Which means we practice serious learning design, reflecting the best practices.

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The Learning Rooms

APRIL 11, 2025

Welcome to the A-Z of Digital Learning, your comprehensive glossary of learning and eLearning terminology. The inclusive practice of removing barriers and making learning content usable and accessible to everyone. The inclusive practice of removing barriers and making learning content usable and accessible to everyone.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 28, 2014

The important thing to remember is that in any training event (be it online or in person) the communication is not only “one-way” There is quite a bit of give-and-take involved with learning; if one side doesn’t participate fully, then the learning is lost. 5 Must-Know Psychological Factors.

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Learningtogo

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Your Brain Is Wired for Music. While Pythagoras didn’t have the benefit of today’s brain imaging technology, he just may have been right. Human brains interpret waves that fall between 20 to 20,000 Hz as sound. Playing a Musical Instrument Changes Your Brain. Our Brains Are Predicting the Next Note.

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LearnDash

JUNE 24, 2021

Or, if they aren’t able to use what they learned on the job, they may conclude the course wasn’t worth their investment. Unfortunately, our brains can be surprisingly efficient forgetting machines. The good news is that there are learning techniques that can help us do this, and the way we organize course content can help.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 6, 2020

Blended Learning Strategy. This Blended Learning post was originally written for DominKnow.com. As learning professionals, it’s time to adapt learning delivery methods to incorporate a blended learning strategy. Blended Learning Defined. Step 1: Define Your Blended Learning Strategy.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 2, 2024

Prompting tips for working with AI What We Learned from a Year of Building with LLMs (Part I) A detailed article with lessons learned about working with LLMs like ChatGPT. Amnesia: Educational Text-Based Game AI-powered branching scenarios for learning. Have small prompts that do one thing, and only one thing, well.

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Learningtogo

JULY 23, 2017

In the past, hard-working graduate students might toil away on this task, possibly making mistakes with tired eyes and wandering attention, but by pooling the consensus results from many people. My neuron, Human-TC-04, is in the temporal cortex of a human donor brain. Learn more on their site and start playing today!

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 12, 2020

Organizations need to be continually learning across all employees. “Science-based” is likely okay, as long as it’s not neuroscience-based ( wrong level ) or brain-based (which is like saying ‘leg-based walking’ as someone aptly put it.). . And our brains are wired for storytelling.

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InSync Training

DECEMBER 19, 2019

If you work in the Learning & Development space, there’s a good chance you will have to facilitate training content. Regardless of whether you assume a role frequently requiring live delivery or one that very rarely demands public speaking, you should know how to capture people’s attention.

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Maestro

OCTOBER 4, 2021

It doesn’t matter: our brains are wired for stories, and it’s in our nature to look to stories in order to build trust, empathy, and make sense of the world around us. So, we know that everybody loves a good story—but what role does storytelling play in creating powerful learning experiences? Cortisol: the attention grabber.

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KnowledgeOne

MAY 27, 2021

Over the last few decades, neuroscience has begun to confirm or refute certain hypotheses we had about how the brain works, in addition to leading us down new paths of knowledge. However, thanks to brain imaging, we know a little more about some of its particularities at different stages of life and their links with learning.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It is in the process of learning to fend and defend — and avoid the grievous pain of disconnection — that our brain learns to hate. Distilled, there are three things our brains cannot tolerate: rejection , cognitive dissonance and the most incendiary of all, unfairness. or “Rage Score =11!” Repetition breeds habit.

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Dawson frames elements in terms of how our brain works, which makes sense. He suggests: having an initial purpose, understanding the connections, filtering what’s coming in, paying attention to what’s important, and synthesizing what’s seen. What isn’t happening is our brain’s architecture changing.

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LearnDash

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Learning information is mostly a process of helping learners move information from short term to long term memory. For most of us, our brains are highly efficient forgetting machines. The simplest way to convince our brains that information is important is to reinforce it through repetition. Learning can be similar.

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Infopro Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2022

This can only be achieved by establishing survival-critical training programs as a part of an adaptable learning ecosystem. A digitally-oriented, company-wide training initiative needs the attention of the C-Suite to ensure effortless execution and actual results. Reinforce Newly-Learned Skills in The Workplace.

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TOPYX LMS

JULY 14, 2016

What does “micro learning” mean to you? Micro learning is not a new concept, but it’s a powerful one. According to eLearning Industry’s contributor Asha Pandey, micro learning consists of “ short, 3- to 5-minute focused learning nugget(s)…designed to meet a specific learning outcome.”

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 14, 2014

The human brain, as wondrous as it is, is more adept at assimilating and retaining information when presented in both images and as interactive texts. Simply reading words off a page or listening to a lecture are vastly outdated methods of learning given that is one-dimensional. Why it works better: Its presentation.

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