CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

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. Long hours of passive learning in front of a computer screen often lead to cognitive fatigue.

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Learningtogo

JANUARY 19, 2017

They get to express themselves artistically, which can help improve self-confidence and stimulates multiple parts of the brain. More recently, neuroscience has demonstrated that the act of coloring creates more connections between multiple areas of the brain, increasing cognitive function and warding off dementia.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 12, 2010

It’s important to note that Social Learning Theory now extends beyond the behaviourist domain to encompass cognition, particularly through the work of Julian Rotter and Albert Bandura. . Cognitive load . In 1988, John Sweller synthesised key principles of memory and schema under a new proposal called Cognitive Load Theory. .

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 17, 2020

Our brains are wired for stories. Even when we sleep, our brains keep telling us stories all night in our dreams. We remember stories better than abstract content. If it’s so easy that everyone gets a perfect score on the first try, the practice isn’t as valuable. People remembered more of the narrative than the bullet points.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 31, 2013

Brain and Memory: Seven Tips that Improve E-Learning. Fulbright Professor of Cognitive Science. But what you encode in your brain is a representation of that word or connotations you have with that word. Our brains often invent our memories in creative ways. The brain wants things chunked into whole stories.

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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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eLearning Industry

MAY 22, 2019

Reducing cognitive load can make all the difference when designing great digital learning content. But, given the fact that most of us don’t have a degree in psychology, what exactly does cognitive load mean, and how can it be reduced? This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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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. Concept distribution.

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IT Training Department Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

When people connect with your message, the person delivering the voice, and the content they see in an eLearning course, magic happens. People are more likely to connect with content delivered in a relatable and engaging manner. A well-designed training program goes beyond standardized voiceovers or automated content generation.

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Capytech

OCTOBER 7, 2021

10 Tips to Prevent Cognitive Overload in E-Learning. In a previous blog, we explained cognitive load theory and looked at ways to identify if cognitive overload is a problem in your existing e-learning courses. Preventing Cognitive Overload from Occurring When Designing New E-Learning Courses. Focus on the Topic.

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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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eLearning Industry

MAY 10, 2019

Let’s take a closer look at 7 common causes of cognitive overwhelm that every eLearning pro should know about. There’s only so much a mind can take before it starts to overload and block incoming facts and stats. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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KnowledgeOne

JULY 14, 2020

We are all quite familiar with the phenomenon of optical illusions, but less so with the phenomenon of cognitive biases. These mental shortcuts that allow the brain to simplify information processing are inevitable, but we can learn to detect them better, starting with a better knowledge of them. In your brain. of judgment.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 8, 2012

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. The learners did worse at “retention,” but honestly, I wouldn’t expect a narrative game to be all that effective at helping people memorize content.

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Learningtogo

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Listening to music affects a wide cross section of the brain , including those areas linked to spatial reasoning and navigation. With increased insights coming from the field of neuroscience, there’s been a heightened interest in understanding how music affects our cognitive processes. But watch out! Key Takeaways. One Word of Caution.

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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. It also looks like a good option for people requesting calls to “pick your brain” to get them to pay something for your time and expertise.

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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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KnowledgeOne

AUGUST 27, 2020

In a previous article , we discussed the Pygmalion effect, a cognitive bias that can interfere with the teacher-learner relationship and have significant effects on learning. However, of the 250 or so cognitive biases known to date, it is not the only one that deserves special attention in education. Cognitive bias, in short.

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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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eLearning Brothers

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

How games stimulate mental cognition and produce positive brain changes. How playing immersive, exploratory games is a workout for the brain and can drive home on-the-job skills. Interested in easily adding games to your eLearning content? The post Train Your Brain with Games appeared first on eLearning Brothers.

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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

JULY 28, 2020

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. It does use multiple media, because we use the right media for the message.

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Designing Digitally

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Not all information represents valuable knowledge; we can receive conflicting information and find it hard to differentiate between useful and trivial content. Moreover, too much information can overload cognitive processes and renders the knowledge useless.

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Knowledge Guru

JANUARY 15, 2014

The content, researched and written by Knowledge Guru creator (and BLP president) Sharon Boller , takes the mystery out of using serious games in the enterprise. Are your game mechanics and game elements actually mapped to the cognitive tasks learners need to perform on the job?

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TalentLMS

APRIL 2, 2024

We picked Connie’s brain about all things instructional design, took a deep dive into its evolution, and explored various career paths of this versatile profession. ” How people learn: Understanding cognitive science “Next, understanding how people learn is essential. One of the earliest courses I took was in cognitive science.

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ReadyTech

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Or maybe you’ve noticed that after a certain point, it’s like your brain just stops absorbing new information. 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. Let’s break it down.

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Learningtogo

JANUARY 24, 2018

The same brain that can be such a remarkable, proactive learning machine can become lazy and passive – particularly if passivity and conformity are rewarded generation after generation. Your brain is constantly predicting future outcomes and evaluating their likelihood. Your brain is like a heat-seeking missile.

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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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Clark Quinn

JULY 14, 2020

No, not as a plea for communism or something, but because it doesn’t align with our brains. Herb Simon was part winner of a Nobel prize (kinda before he went on to be a leader in the cognitive science field) on the facts that we’re satisficing buyers, not optimizing. A lovely theory.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 23, 2013

Being asked to participate in a game can reduce anxiety about the content of material a person needs to learn. One of the ways of doing this is through storytelling, people tend to be less anxious when they are listening to a story as opposed to being lectured (through a classroom lecture or on-screen audio). Games are another way.

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Learningtogo

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

I’m so excited about my new book, The Brain Matters Coloring Book ! They get to express themselves artistically, which can help improve self-confidence and stimulates multiple parts of the brain. There is also the effect that different colors have on cognitive function to consider. What color is your learning?

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eLearning Brothers

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

We’re excited to bring you two guest presenters who use their unique backgrounds and skills to help people get better eLearning content—Carmen Simon and Ivan Bigney. Carmen Simon is a cognitive scientist who has spent the past decade researching what makes content memorable. The Neuroscience of Memorable Messages.

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Mike Taylor

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Learn more → Daily habits like sleep and exercise can shape brain connectivity for weeks A groundbreaking study reveals a direct link between daily habits and brain function. Takeaway: The brain remembers your daily habits—so a bit of sleep and movement today can boost brain connectivity for weeks!

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

It’s not just about what’s in our heads, but as we realize that our brains are good at certain things and not others, we need to think about a distributed cognition solution, looking at how resources can be ‘in the world’ as well as in others’ heads.

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The simple rationale, of course, is that there are things our brains are good at, and things they’re not. Our cognitive architecture is designed to do this; to help us adapt to the first-level world we evolved in. However, our brains aren’t particularly good at the second-level world we have created.

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Spark Your Interest

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

To create an online course, you need to develop and publish the content and host the course on a technology platform. Most LMS’s also offer tools for you to create your online course content as well. But since the priority purpose of an LMS is to administer your course, very often, these tools to create your content are limited.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 14, 2017

What percentage of your learning content are you okay with people forgetting? We ask this because we often see companies that want to take massive amounts of content and squeeze it into a 30-minute eLearning course. Cognitive Load. Have you ever felt like your brain was about to explode after studying all night for a big exam?

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