Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 2, 2024

Compelling Narratives: Delve into the significance of storytelling within scenarios, emphasizing the inclusion of characters, conflict, and consequences to evoke cognitive and emotional engagement. Practice refining prompts, recognize the limitations of AI tools, and know when to rely on AI versus manual content creation.

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IT Training Department Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Human narrators can infuse emotions, intonations, and nuances into their delivery, capturing people’s attention and creating a connection. When people connect with your message, the person delivering the voice, and the content they see in an eLearning course, magic happens.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Reading Time: 7 minutes Introduction You’re probably familiar with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Following those guidelines helps ensure equitable access to content for people with disabilities. You can learn more about that in this post.)

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This emotional facilitation of memory appears to result from a prioritizing of emotional material when it comes to attention and perception (Brosch, Pourtois, & Sander, 2010 ), with personal relevance playing a key role (Levine & Edelstein, 2009 ). We all have memories that are strong because of how they made you feel.

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InSync Training

MARCH 7, 2017

When designing learning for virtual classrooms or a blended learning program, one of your primary missions is to capture and maintain the attention of your learners. Think about it: we are asking somebody to sit at a computer for one or more hours, and focus only on the content being taught.

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LearnDash

APRIL 3, 2018

As it turns out, psychology—particularly cognitive psychology—has a lot of valuable lessons for e-learning. The arrangement of course content influences the way learners retain information. The more segmented your course content, the faster learners forget it once they move on to a new subject. Here are three to get you started.

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Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Heres how you can make it happen: Design for Flexibility Offering content in multiple formatssuch as videos, interactive modules, podcasts, and text-based materialsensures that everyone can engage with the material in a way that suits them best.

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 9, 2021

And I think there are times when these are not just engaging, but cognitively important. Cognitively, a diagram can be overwhelming if there are too many elements. By starting at one point, and gradually adding in other elements, you can prevent cognitive overload. I think we could use them more, but that’s another reflection.

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LearnDash

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Over the years there have been countless development models and general design tips to help maximize the effectiveness of training content. Cognitive - Try to gain an understanding into the mental processes like attention span, short & long term memory, and perception bias. Choose colors that are appropriate for the content.

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The Learning Rooms

APRIL 11, 2025

The inclusive practice of removing barriers and making learning content usable and accessible to everyone. A flexible approach allowing learners to access online course content at a time that suits them. Alternative text describing the content of an image on a website or in an eLearning course. Bespoke Content.

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Infopro Learning

APRIL 10, 2018

In this article, I’ll share 8 creative tips to reuse eLearning content with a rapid eLearning authoring tool. How To Reuse eLearning Content With A Rapid eLearning Authoring Tool. What do you get when you combine a database full of eLearning content with a robust rapid eLearning authoring tool?

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 27, 2014

If you want to have effective learning engagement, in gamification or any type of learning, you need to consider carefully how to grab and hold the learner’s attention. Mode 1: Cognitive interactivity or interpretative participation. You need to develop approaches to engage the student. References: Gibson, J.T., Reigeluth, A.

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Infopro Learning

JULY 27, 2023

It flawlessly incorporates content to the point where a short paragraph would conspicuously stand out. It covers learning objectives, presentation strategy, course duration, content coverage, writing style, characters, relevancy, formatting, completion screen, CYUs, key takeaways, assessments, and much more.

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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. Adams, D.M., Mayer, R.E., MacNamara, A., and Wainess, R.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 2, 2024

Unlike content safety or PII defects which have a lot of attention and thus seldom occur, factual inconsistencies are stubbornly persistent and more challenging to detect. Neuroscience myths 25 Neuroscience Myths Lots of myths from pop psychology about neuroscience (plus a few from cognitive psychology or other non-neuro fields).

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Clark Quinn

JULY 28, 2020

Shortened to be appropriate for millennials or the attention span of a goldfish. We reinforce practice with content that guides performance and provides feedback. Mythless learning design may use small amounts of content, but because minimalism keeps cognitive load in check, not because our attention span has changed.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 19, 2014

Spaced Retrieval involves providing students with quiz or course content spaced over time and it, too, is among the most robust findings in educational psychology research. [4] The researchers concluded: The present results… highlight the specific cognitive mechanism by which testing can facilitate learning. References cited. [1]

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Instancy

APRIL 27, 2025

Subject matter experts (SMEs) often provide comprehensive content, but simply displaying pages of text on the screen leads to cognitive overload, low engagement, and poor retention. Expert Strategies for Transforming Dense Content 1. Microlearning fits modern attention spans and allows learners to revisit key points as needed.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 4, 2011

Integrate game structures into instructional designs for standard e-learning content. Lots of content embedded in the resources of the game, but you don’t have to go through it in a linear order. Starts as you are patrolling a street and you have to identify what to pay attention to (graffiti etc.) Learning Objectives.

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Convergence Training

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

In this Instructional Design Basics article, we’re going to look at the issue of cognitive load. We’ve explained the cognitive psychology model of how we process new information, learn, and develop skills more fully in this article on How We Learn , but let’s go over the highlights in brief. What Is Cognitive Load?

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 12, 2020

The content starts off with this scintillating line: “if you’re searching for current, new ways to engage people online and keep your business thriving, look to your youngest learners.” The ad goes on: “To future-proof your learning program, make sure your content is designed with these young professional learners in mind.”

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Learningtogo

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

With increased insights coming from the field of neuroscience, there’s been a heightened interest in understanding how music affects our cognitive processes. It is likely that forcing the brain to decipher the lyrics may create too much cognitive load. Music helps you focus. Music prevents employee stress and burnout. But watch out!

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Origin Learning

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Little acts of acknowledgement like paying attention to them or thanking them for bringing up a point can do a lot to boost their confidence and increase their participation. Discussions and collaboration are self-propagating, but some amount of monitoring of content must be done to ensure that employees do not go too much off track.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 10, 2021

First, I don’t hate microlearning ; there are legitimate reasons to keep content small. It can get rid of the bloat that comes from contentitis, for one. Thus, it seems like it’s instead arguing that people need more engaging content. Small wrong or dull content isn’t a solution for dull or wrong content.

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Learningtogo

JANUARY 19, 2017

Coloring has been used as therapy for adults for decades and has been shown effective in reducing stress, treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and helping people on the autism spectrum express their feelings and relate to the outside world. Individual sheets can be used as group or individual reflection activities.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

For more information on content and structural gamification, click HERE. Competition is when students are “constrained from impeding each other and instead devote the entirety of their attentions to optimizing their own performance.” A Meta-Analysis of the Cognitive and Motivational Effects of Serious Games. Competition.

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LearnDash

JANUARY 5, 2021

It can also come from presenting content in a way you hadn’t thought of before. Many of our users are content experts, meaning they understand the material they’re presenting very well. Learn about—and implement—a new instructional design concept. Innovation doesn’t have to come with fancy gimmicks.

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ReadyTech

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Cognitive load theory has some answers. Plus, our brains can get overwhelmed by too much information (or “cognitive overload”). Cognitive Load Theory: Understanding How Much We Can Handle Cognitive load theory explains that our brains have a limited capacity for processing information. Let’s break it down.

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eLearning Industry

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Those who design mobile learning must understand the typical constraints for consuming content and performing tasks on a smaller screen, including screen size, interruptions, connectivity loss, split attention, higher interaction cost, and increased cognitive load.

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Association eLearning

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Microlearning is a way of teaching and delivering content to learners in small, bite-sized chunks. People are busy, attention spans are smaller than ever, and there are meetings to attend and emails to respond to. Be concise and focus on content that delivers only relevant information. What kind of results can I expect?

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Docebo

JULY 8, 2021

Social learning is based on a theory developed by psychologist Albert Bandura that proposes learning is a cognitive process that takes place in a social context and occurs purely through observation or direct instruction, even in the absence of motor reproduction or direct reinforcement. What is social learning? Social learning theory.

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LearnDash

AUGUST 12, 2021

In 1975, a Hungarian-American psychologist, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, identified a cognitive state of high focus and productivity which he named “flow.” The concept of flow, also described as a state of “effortless attention” was nothing new, but Csikszentmihalyi’s research kicked off a surge of interest in the idea.

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LearnDash

MARCH 5, 2019

Students with special needs constitute a wide range of individuals, from those with physical handicaps to cognitive or developmental impairments. Some of these individuals need personal, one-on-one attention with qualified educators to make progress. Your content should be accessible in multiple forms.

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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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Spark Your Interest

JULY 13, 2021

Including a drip, schedule to send out content at predetermined times. Then organize the content in a manner that makes sense. And if you follow good design principles, you’ll also help manage the cognitive load. But worksheets can be a way to go beyond sharing passive content. There are many course feature options.

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Creativ Technologies

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

But how to make sure that your eLearning content does not end up wasting up the time of the target audience or they find it too humourous because the content has not been formulated with the proper research and hard work. They are added to a course to get the audience’s attention. Elearning is one of them.

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Learningtogo

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Worrying about how we look on camera, the lack of sensory stimulation and physical movement, and the challenge to pay attention to a single subject much longer than is physically possible can leave your learners mentally drained and physically exhausted. Writing Wiki Content Encourages Metacognition. Supports a Growth Mindset.

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