The Learning Rooms

APRIL 11, 2025

Welcome to the A-Z of Digital Learning, your comprehensive glossary of learning and eLearning terminology. Alternative text describing the content of an image on a website or in an eLearning course. Equipment, software, or a device which enables learners with disabilities to access eLearning and other content. A Accessibility.

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The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 19, 2010

Some of the cognitive advantages of low-fidelity graphics include the following: Quick Visual Scanning: When we read an image, we scan it to extract significant information. Post from: The eLearning Coach Realistic Graphics and Learning: What’s most effective? A minimalist approach could avoid this problem. Tweet This!

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Tony Karrer

JANUARY 13, 2009

You need information radar that continuously scans for new, quality information that you should be aware of. When you find new nuggets of information, you get a chemical reaction in your brain much like an opium hit. Thus, while I'm scanning I have three levels of remember ready to apply: 1. Aggregator Blogs. Delicious Popular.

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Learningtogo

OCTOBER 20, 2017

The hippocampus is a remarkable structure within the Limbic system , sometimes called the “midbrain,” referring to our understanding that it evolved in early mammals as a means of separating mammalian species from more primitive species with “reptilian” brains. How London Cabbies Change Their Brains. Travel Wakes Up Your Lazy Brain.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MAY 27, 2015

by Sean Stoker    Are the slides that make up your eLearning lessons text-heavy? Images are an often overlooked component of a good eLearning course. Sadly, when images are added to eLearning, they often have little to do with the content being presented or, just as sad, are of poor quality. Punctuating the Text.

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Past years eLearning Conferences 2011 , eLearning Conferences 2010 , eLearning Conferences 2009. The list focuses primarily on the use of eLearning, technology in educational settings and on teaching, learning, and educational administration. You can contact him at: crwr77@gmail.com. It covers events from four continents.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Infographics are everywhere these days, especially in the eLearning industry – there is even an entire website dedicated to them! And for readers, they can quickly scan data and research to gain a broad understanding of the material. These are 5 short and simple tips for designing an eLearning infographic. Choose one goal.

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eFront

DECEMBER 11, 2013

million: value of scholarships granted to 2,100 university students; 100 million +: number of views of Khan Academy video lessons on YouTube; 500,000+: videos in YouTube EDU; 15 million +: Volumes scanned in Google Books (An estimated 10% of the books printed since the Gutenberg Bible). Google is even changing our brains.

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SHIFT eLearning

JULY 15, 2014

Although infographics, charts, illustrations, and other visuals for eLearning will never replace quality content, they can often do a better job at explaining content easily. It is important that eLearning professionals decide, during the planning stage, whether an image should be supplementary or act as a substitution for content.

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SHIFT eLearning

DECEMBER 24, 2013

It’s key you set aside some time to observe and plan your eLearning strategy for the new year. Here are 24 statistics, tips and tricks that might make you rethink the way you''re approaching eLearning: 1) eLearning is more than just presenting content and crossing fingers. 4) Brain attention span is about 7-10 minutes.

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SHIFT eLearning

AUGUST 19, 2014

Today technology is transforming the eLearning industry. Therefore, eLearning professionals have to adapt and find new ways to meet changing times. Simply incorporating different tools to their your current eLearning training strategy isn’t enough. This list represents the newest and most important "rules" for eLearning today.

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Vignettes Learning

APRIL 30, 2013

Our belief : At Vignettes Learning we use stories in eLearning; however, we make them interactive. Story-based eLearning design is effective because it creates an environment where learners are compelled to anticipate. The Story-based eLearning design is a design that evokes the learner’s anticipation. It keeps us moving.

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Adobe Captivate

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

Neuroscientists have discovered that the brain levers four variables during the learning process. After reading this blog, you should also be able to identify eLearning design that is not conducive to learning, according to brain science. Neurotransmitters are chemicals that communicate information throughout our brain and body.

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eLearning Brothers

MAY 8, 2015

eLearning images are an oft overlooked component of a good course. While text forces you to create an image in your brain from scratch, introducing a picture gives us a jumping-off point, showing us a tangible concept which can be instantly grasped and further explored through text or audio. And now we both love dogs!

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Learningtogo

MARCH 29, 2018

Bryan Jones, founder of eLearningArt , is a pioneer in eLearning and instructional design. His company, eLearningArt , is the leading provider of eLearning images and templates for the eLearning industry. You can also catch Bryan and me chatting about learning, technology, AI, and the brain on our podcast. Thanks Bryan!

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 14, 2009

2009 Top Posts and Topics , Top 125 Workplace eLearning Posts of 2009 and just running through my blog posts for the year. During the year, I’ve had fantastic conversations through LearnTrends around SharePoint , Examples and Tour of Different Kinds of eLearning , Social Learning , and the Business of Learning. eLearning 2.0

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Rapid eLearning

MAY 25, 2010

At the recent ASTD conference, I was asked how to create engaging elearning. I decided to pull ten ideas that are fundamental to building good elearning courses. But let’s face it; there’s quite a bit of elearning that’s just a big waste of time. Why build an elearning course that rehashes information available elsewhere?

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Elucidat

AUGUST 3, 2018

Did you know, 90% of information transmitted to the brain is visual. And, your brain processes visuals 60,000 times faster than words. Visually-rich training materials keep the eyes busy and therefore, the brain more alert and active to absorb information. Of course this is important, but it’s much more than that.

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Wizcabin

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The emerging AI technology makes use of computer vision to make scans on an object/individual. The technology refers to the ability of computers to identify and process scanned images of an object from the environment. It’s the brain behind how most robots look around while checking for possible obstacles. Computer Vision.

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OpenSesame

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Lumosity — An app designed by neuroscientists to help make your brain better, faster, STRONGER! OpenSesame — Compare, preview, and evaluate more than 20,000 elearning courses. Fit Brains Trainer — Train your brain in the same way you train your body! get smarter? LifeTick — What drives you?

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TechSmith Camtasia

JULY 24, 2018

Most are eye-catching, easy to scan, and tell a story. Research shows that visual information is more memorable and that 90% of information transmitted to our brain is visual. Last year, we hosted a guest blog post by eLearning professional Josh Cavalier , who defined a microvideo as a small collection of “micro moments” (i.e.

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CommLab India

JANUARY 5, 2017

My brain was sure overloaded when I looked at it. But what do you understand when I say using white spaces in an eLearning course? Now that we know white space gives you mental space and pause, you will rarely listen to someone saying “I think, I would rather take an eLearning course that gives me some space.”.

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eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 28, 2020

Built around brain-based studies (from the vendor, not me), provided a lot of data based on my inquiries, which was refreshing. Roadmap for 2020 includes the Built-in Scan capability, able to scan images/cards/badges from within the mobile app. #3 Gamification is extensive and tied quite well around various NexGen feature sets.

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DigitalChalk eLearning

OCTOBER 22, 2015

eLearning courses are huge these days. Good elearning content has a specific set of qualities that those who are designing one need to pay attention to. Good elearning content has a specific set of qualities that those who are designing one need to pay attention to. It scans and corrects your text for over 250 types of errors.

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Vignettes Learning

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Do you know that with an iPhone app you can walk to the Apple store, scan the price in iPhone and pay with your iPhone without having to talk with a cashier? Vignettes Learning Learn more about story and experience-based eLearning. We hate standing in line. We disdain flight delays. We abhor slow and tedious processes.

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TalentLMS

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Graphics make it easy for the human brain to grasp and process information quickly. You can make your content even more dynamic with AI programs that can take your text and convert it quickly to professional-looking, engaging eLearning videos. Producing visual elements AI creation isn’t limited to writing.

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Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

JANUARY 28, 2008

So here I am in rainy San Francisco looking for that elusive connection between eLearning and the visual thinking community. I did my usual first night scan and cruise. I did my usual first night scan and cruise. Here's a quick update of my scan and cruise: I talked with Harlan Hugh of theBrain.com and that is VERY cool.

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eLearningMind

AUGUST 19, 2022

Continuous Partial Attention (CPA) is an automatic process that enables people to simultaneously pay attention to several sources of information, whilst scanning for relevant information. It might sound like two sides of the same coin, but multitasking is wildly different than continuous partial attention—especially for eLearning purposes.

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eFront

DECEMBER 23, 2011

> Please leave a comment if you would like me to include another eLearning Conference! link] February8-12, 2012 eLearning , organized bythe Instructional Technology Council (ITC), Long Beach California, USA. link] March5-6, 2012 Heartland eLearning Conference, Edmond, Oklahoma, USA.

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TalentLMS

OCTOBER 5, 2015

There is nothing more unfortunate in an eLearning course than the content “lost in devices”! Here are a few more eLearning color points you’ll want to consider: Stick with a color scheme that involves 2 to 3 colors, any more than that and your design can start to look like a mess. You would lose your mobile learners automatically.

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eLearningMind

MARCH 21, 2016

What the Brain Looks Like “In The Zone” Some interesting things happen to the brain when we are experiencing various stimuli. If you were to look at brain scans of employees when “in the zone” of being actively focused and taking in new information, you’d notice that both the prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus light up.

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Ed App

JUNE 11, 2020

With a focus on the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), course topics range from addressing global challenges, leadership and entrepreneurship to hospitality and yoga, all with powerful learner metrics and EdApp’s Brain Boost spaced repetition feature. QRCode Monkey. Using QR codes is a surprisingly simple method of gamifying learning.

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eLearningArt

MARCH 19, 2018

The Brain Lady”) defines it as: “Science based learning means following the evidence to make decisions instead of following opinion, interest, or preference.”. If an older person in the training says they’re too old to learn, you can take 5 minutes to explain that brain science supports that they can actually still learn. Pretty cool!

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eLearningMind

JULY 27, 2015

When planning eLearning solutions, it’s not only about the content, but how that content is delivered and received. The sheer volume of content, information, and media being fed to the brain at any given time is astronomical, and it’s hard for the brain to stop and take notice of any one stream of information.

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KnowledgeOne

JULY 3, 2024

Since the impressive technological advances in brain imaging in the 1990s, neuroscience has enabled cognitive science to take a giant step forward. By observing the mechanisms of the brain in action, we can now confirm or refute certain hypotheses on which our understanding of learning and teaching has been built.

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Cognitive Education Brain Pedagogy 59

Big Dog, Little Dog

OCTOBER 19, 2008

US Corporate eLearning Market Reached $5.2 The US corporate market for Self-paced eLearning reached $5.2 Our UCLA brain-scanning studies are showing that such repeated exposure to technology alters brain circuitry, and young developing brains (which usually have the greatest exposure) are the most vulnerable.

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CommLab India

JULY 15, 2016

Studies show that the human brain processes information easily and stores it for later recall when received in the form of movies. Learners now-a-days no longer scan through the content, they sense and connect with it. Being a sales training manager, how can you beat the short attention span of your sales force? Effective and engaging.

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