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Voice Over Scripts: Writing Style Tips

Experiencing eLearning

Jill appreciates scripts that “flow well, with words that come easily to the brain and the mouth, and make sense.” This is part of the “personalization principle” from Clark and Mayer’s research on multimedia learning. It’s different than writing for a reader. That naturally makes it more conversational.

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Tis the Season to Give – Your Brain Will Thank You!

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I’m probably on this site at least once a day and it is a valuable resource for quick information, even if I use it only as a jumping-off point for further research. Brain Matters: How to help anyone learn anything using neuroscience. Wikipedia is a small, non-profit organization that supports millions of users, including me.

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9 Top eLearning Trends of 2017 from 49 Experts

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Those future trends include Spontaneous Learning Systems (SLS), Intelligent Mentoring Systems (IMS), and highly personalized learning services. The crucial (but non-sexy) word for 2017 is “provisioning” Stephen is a Researcher, Learning and Performance Support for the National Research Council Canada.

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CCK09: Notes on Learning Networks and Connective Knowledge

Experiencing eLearning

Cognitivist methods do have some research support, after all. .&# If I understand Stephen’s argument correctly, part of what he’s saying here is that rather than knowledge being exactly what we perceive it to be (a sentence like “Paris is a city in France&# ), what’s happening in our brains is more than that.

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Give the Gift of Brain Health Every Day of the Year

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I just finished another session of my brain-aware instructional design workshop and I came to a big realization. I was ashamed to realize that I leave my workshop participants armed with information to lead healthier, longer lives by taking care of their brains – and I’ve never had that conversation with my own husband. Stop smoking.

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The Shoemaker’s Children – How Travel, Training and Social Learning Expand Your Mind

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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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Neuroscience In Corporate Training: All Hype Or Practical Applications?

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In reality, however, research has produced a wealth of findings for improving our everyday functioning. More specifically, one specialty of neuroscience, educational neuroscience, provides us with a goldmine of insights in how our brain learns at work. Margie Meacham, Learningtogo.info. L&D Talks.

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