The Learning Dispatch

MARCH 20, 2017

What I’d really like to talk about though, is the way that accessibility, the process and principle of making content available to those with disabilities, relates to elearning. When you make elearning accessible, you make it available to all learners. And How Do You Make Elearning Accessible? What Does It Mean to Be Accessible?

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The Cognitive Accessibility Guidance identifies eight objectives to reduce barriers for people with cognitive, intellectual, and learning disabilities, as well as neurodivergent (or neurologically different) individuals. Cognitive Accessibility Guidance The Cognitive Accessibility Guidance is organized under eight objectives.

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LearnUpon

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

From Agile to xAPI and everything in between, there are a lot of eLearning terms to get your head around. Terminology can feel like buzzwords and jargon to the amateur but many are essential knowledge for the eLearning professional. That’s why we’ve compiled this eLearning glossary. Accessibility. Authoring Tool.

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CommLab India

MAY 3, 2017

However, transforming from the traditional instructor-led training to eLearning involves many challenges. There is the danger of your team making one or more of these four mistakes while developing eLearning courses. Challenges Faced by Organizations When Adopting eLearning. Overloading the course with information.

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Learning Visions

MAY 24, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, May 24, 2007 Brain Plasticity & Cognitive Abilities Ive just read Richard Nantels post The Ultimate Pretest in which he talks about his interest in brain plasticity. Is cognitive ability plastic? Take the Survey!

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Raph Koster -- "in games learning is the drug" in A Theory of Fun. Let's start with attention. How long is the avg attention span? But there's really not a practical limit to our attention span if we WANT to pay attention. Higher cognitive load in one group vs. the other who had easy math tasks. I know, but."

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The Learning Dispatch

MARCH 20, 2017

What I’d really like to talk about though, is the way that accessibility, the process and principle of making content available to those with disabilities, relates to elearning. When you make elearning accessible, you make it available to all learners. And How Do You Make Elearning Accessible? What Does It Mean to Be Accessible?

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Authoring Tools Conference Cognitive Technology 40

Integrated Learnings

JULY 27, 2011

In other words, when taking an eLearning course, learners are most likely to remember how the course ended, although the stuff in the middle might blur together. Cognitive theorists believe that as new information enters the working memory, earlier information is pushed out. click here for ways to tell stories in eLearning ).

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Hurix Digital

DECEMBER 20, 2019

This will help you set expectations in line with your learners’ attention spans. Previous eLearning Experience? Make Use of Real-Life Scenarios: As per cognitive theories, any kind of new learning is possible if it has a vantage point known as a schema and facilitates easier retention of new information.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 26, 2010

Cognitive theorists suggest that at the start of a course, there is not yet a lot of information being processed in working memory, thus allowing the brain to process and remember that early information more easily. Cognitive theorists believe that as new information enters the working memory, earlier information is pushed out.

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SHIFT eLearning

MAY 15, 2014

A lot of eLearning professionals, especially those who have just started with their practice, often ask about the need for theory. Why bother with an instructional design theory at all? Practice and theory actually goes hand in hand. Three Most Popular Learning Theories of Instructional Design. Behaviorism.

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Integrated Learnings

AUGUST 6, 2013

If you haven’t encountered it lately, it’s possible you’ve forgotten about the recency theory of learning. Cognitive theorists believe that as new information enters the working memory, earlier information is pushed out. Why does recency matter for eLearning? What do you typically put on the final slide of an eLearning lesson?

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ReadyTech

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Cognitive load theory has some answers. This theory dives into why learning can be so mentally tiring and offers tips on how we can keep our brains focused. Plus, our brains can get overwhelmed by too much information (or “cognitive overload”). Let’s break it down.

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Learning Visions

MAY 21, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. As a practical person, I tend to avoid theory. But in my quest for an informal M.Ed, Ive got to get into theory a bit, right? But in my quest for an informal M.Ed, Ive got to get into theory a bit, right? For the moment.

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Learning Visions

MAY 1, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. A list of important books, key terminology, basic theory. Because its true -- you can impress your clients and peers by working "cognitive load" into a sentence. Im not a big theory person. Im not a big theory person.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. As an instructional designer/eLearning professional, what books are the essential tools in your reference library ? Im not looking for the obtuse theory books. Friday, February 15, 2008 Essential Reading for Instructional Design?

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 15, 2010

A post from a couple weeks ago explained that there are instructional design models that offer formulas for assembling training in a way that captures learners’ attention, conveys content, and provides learners with an opportunity to practice and receive feedback on new skills. Tags: Instructional Design eLearning Merrill. Another one?

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Docebo

JULY 22, 2021

We live in an age where attention is at a premium and learners have access to more information than they can consume. From time to time, you’ll come across a subject matter expert who’s new to the world of e-learning and doesn’t know much about instructional design models and related theories.

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HexaLearn

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Discover how to make learning an enjoyable process by incorporating narratives in eLearning. Unveiling The Power Of eLearning Narratives Traditional classroom systems are moving away from the center, giving way to digital or eLearning platforms. Let’s talk about the power of storytelling.

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Infopro Learning

JANUARY 21, 2025

Learning Experience Designers (LXDs) play a pivotal role in shaping the evolving eLearning landscape, driving innovation in how knowledge is delivered and absorbed. Bridging Theory and Practice: Put it into practice and link learning theory to its real-world applications. Trulypersonalized learning journeys are hard to create.

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Academy of Mine

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Cognitive Learning Theory is a useful theory for looking at education in a modern way, which focuses not just on the student’s ability to repeat the information they have been taught, but instead asks why and how a student was able to learn, and what their innate mental processes and previous life experiences had to do with that learning.

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TalentLMS

JUNE 16, 2022

There are a number of different adult learning theories that can be used to guide employee training, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. In order to choose the best approach for your business, it is important to understand the key concepts of each theory. Theories of learning for employee training. Cognitivism.

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Ed App

JULY 17, 2019

There are various aspects of the Cognitive Learning Theory (CLT) all of which are important to consider when studying the cognition of individuals. The behaviorist theory is juxtaposed by the CLT as it has a single focus on observable behavior. Cognitive Behavioral Theory (CBT). Interpreting. Categorizing.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

According to the cognitive theory of learning, people have separate information processing channels for visual/pictorial processing (sometimes called Imagens) and for auditory/verbal processing (logogens). The use of verbal words to direct attention can be essential. And research show that is not the best for learning.

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 3, 2010

When you write content for eLearning, do you think of it as technical communication? Here's how she addresses those opening questions: By blending fictional and technical writing techniques with learning theory, we can craft written materials that both educate and entertain. By Shelley A Gable. Creative writing? Why might this be?

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SmartUp

AUGUST 6, 2021

Elearning, also known as electronic learning, is the method of delivering learning through digital resources. . The concept of elearning dates all the way back to the 90s, where the trend started emerging with the usage of interactive CD-ROMS and PDF files. ELearning is here to stay. Learning Analysis . Social Learning .

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 26, 2012

After all, even an attentive learner may accidentally zone out when listening to a lecture or reading a passage for a second (or third, or fourth) time. This not only helps maintain learners' attention , but it can also help plant the knowledge more firmly into long-term memory and create more triggers to assist with recall later.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Theory vs. Application in Instructional Design: One Academics View A long time ago, I decided I was much better at the practical side of things than the theoretical. I did great in Calculus AB(?) Do I use ADDIE?

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KnowledgeOne

JUNE 6, 2024

It’s a complex, multi-dimensional and multi-factorial notion that is the subject of a wide variety of theories. ” In active engagement, the learner is an actor in their learning and mobilizes as many of their cognitive skills as possible. In elearning, program feedback into quizzes, polls and interactive simulations.

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Mike Taylor

JANUARY 31, 2025

sponsored Streamline Course Creation with an eLearning Storyboard Template Tired of juggling notes, endless rewrites, and miscommunications with SMEs? Download our eLearning storyboard template to clearly organize your course content and share it with stakeholders for a quick and easy review.

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

This is the fifth post in a series of six that covers Deeper eLearning. It is particularly focused on eLearning, but almost all of what is mentioned also applies to face-to-face or virtual instruction. I suggest that we need to engage the learner in the learning experience before we open them up cognitively.

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learnWorlds

JANUARY 4, 2023

A cluttered course design and the extensive usage of multimedia can cause mental fatigue and cognitive overload, jeopardizing knowledge retention and preventing learners from reaching the course’s learning objectives. 1 What is Cognitive Overload? 3 11 Tips to Prevent Cognitive Overload in Your eLearning Course.

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TalentLMS

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Developing immersive courses that simulate real-world context is the latest in eLearning. Motivation and behavior theories have been pointing instruction designers and eLearning developers in this direction too. Think about a simple eLearning course. Games engage the Affective and the Cognitive Domains of our minds.

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BrainCert

JANUARY 30, 2023

Colors play an important role in the success of eLearning. There are several top colors that work best for eLearning. eLearning Colors eLearning Colors are an important consideration when creating any type of digital learning experience. They can evoke emotions, stimulate interest, and help organize information.

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SHIFT eLearning

JUNE 12, 2014

These two pieces of information suggest that visual content is a key factor in eLearning and applying graphic techniques appropriately could enhance knowledge acquisition. However, it is also important to remember that excessive use of color leads to cognitive overload and becomes counter-productive. Use Color to Direct Attention.

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Upside Learning

AUGUST 24, 2023

I’ve railed, e.g. in my book on myths, that our attention span hasn’t dropped down to 8 seconds. And, despite a newer book based upon research that suggests our attention span has dropped to 47 seconds, I think there’s more to it. For instance, attention is (largely; re: the cocktail party effect) volitional.

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Mike Taylor

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Simplifying Cognitive Load Theory. Adam Boxer ( @adamboxer1 ) takes a stab and simplifying the cognitive load theory. John Sweller’s Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) may be the single most important thing for teachers to know, but it was not necessarily designed with teachers in mind. Designing for Human Memory.

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