E-Learning Provocateur

JUNE 5, 2023

I’m forever surprised when seasoned professionals struggle to join the dots between generic subject matter and their own roles. Hearing the answers voiced by their peers, particularly those in similar roles, helps the penny drop. Generic content isn’t inherently useless; it just needs to connect to the real world.

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eLearningMind

OCTOBER 1, 2021

That’s why the LxD process includes a lot of time getting into the brains of learners: figuring out what their needs are, what motivates them, and how to keep them engaged. Well-crafted L&D strategies like this one are increasingly playing a pivotal role in optimizing employee performance at major companies.

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SkyPrep

MARCH 30, 2021

Researchers are continually discovering new evidence about learning and the brain that can help us with the development of more effective learning and teaching practices. Keep reading for a compilation of the most important discoveries scientists have made about learning and the brain, over the last little while.

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InSync Training

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Regardless of whether you assume a role frequently requiring live delivery or one that very rarely demands public speaking, you should know how to capture people’s attention. At some point in your career, you will have to give a presentation or run a meeting.

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Clark Quinn

JANUARY 11, 2022

It’s not necessarily L&D’s role, but who else (should) know more about learning? It’s a chance to move to the most valuable role in the organization, going forward. Orgs need to innovate, and facilitating the best innovation is going to be a critical role. So, innovation is an opportunity.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 29, 2014

When you learn Trig Calc, your brain is going through a new wiring process. It leaves your brain differently wired. We''ve come to presume that the answer matters instead of the brain wiring that leads to the answers." The brain doesn’t have to do any work. Q&A: What''s the role of games in education?

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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. Since these areas are also known to play a role in memory and recall, it’s not a big leap to conclude that music can support or even accelerate the learning process. But watch out! Key Takeaways.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 11, 2020

When I originally was talking about mobile, I was doing so from a perspective of augmenting our brains. Then I moved on to the role the devices play in our (working) life. I’m talking mobile. The 4C’s framework was a way to think about core mobile affordance from a point of view of what mobile offers.

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KnowledgeCity

JANUARY 20, 2025

Neurotechnology-Enhanced Learning : The use of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) could allow learners to control learning environments or even accelerate memory retention, by connecting directly with neural patterns, enhancing focus and cognitive abilities.

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Association eLearning

MARCH 22, 2017

Specifically, the fact that different regions of the cortex have different roles in visual, auditory, and sensory processing. Therefore, we presume that if one part of the brain functions better than the other, learners should learn differently.

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Maestro

OCTOBER 4, 2021

It doesn’t matter: our brains are wired for stories, and it’s in our nature to look to stories in order to build trust, empathy, and make sense of the world around us. So, we know that everybody loves a good story—but what role does storytelling play in creating powerful learning experiences? And now you’re hooked. The story loses us.

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Infopro Learning

JANUARY 16, 2020

This form of custom content is both eye-catching and entertaining to the human brain than other forms of media. This training method gives you the ability to create videos for specific jobs, roles, and tasks. This added capability enhances the user experience by stimulating the brain and promotes critical thinking.

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Clark Quinn

APRIL 13, 2021

It really is more about whether you’re a novice or a practitioner level and the role of instruction. The role of learner experience. Learning design should be aligned to our brains, not differentiated between child and adult. That’s apples and oranges. Age is an arbitrary element here, not a defining factor.

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IT Training Department Blog

JULY 10, 2023

Just like if you gorge yourself with pie your body can’t digest fast enough and you either get sick or puke, your brain does the same thing just a bit more cleanly. Train brain! Here is one important role an instructional designer plays in reducing content overload. We’re just simply burned out from training.

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Learningtogo

JANUARY 17, 2023

Nearly everything we thought we knew about the human brain changed when we started putting live subjects into functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging machines (MRIs) about 15 years ago. It tracks so well, in fact, that I leverage his work in my Essentials of Brain-Based Learning workshop for the Association of Talent Development (ATD).

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Mike Taylor

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

While there’s a treasure trove of marketing strategies that could enrich the L&D landscape, one stands out as the linchpin: speaking to the primal brain. (I ” The Missing Link: Speaking to the Primal Brain Enter the Dual Processing Theory , or as I prefer to call it, the art of “speaking to the primal brain.”

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Performance Learning Productivity

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Recent brain science work is filling in the gaps and we now know a lot more about the way the brain modifies itself in the light of experience and both the neural and behavioural differences between people who approach learning with ‘open’ or ‘fixed’ mindsets. ADDIE (or some other instructional design approach) ruled.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As the broader picture, I’m talking about working ‘ wiser ‘ I’ll suggest it’s about better aligning with how our brains think, work, and learn. However, I’m thinking that helping us all be wiser in how we approach our tasks and roles is really what I’m here to do, pragmatically.

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Learning Rebels

MAY 6, 2020

How to support momentum and keep self-motivation high The expansion of key training roles such as technology management and revised facilitator roles. Creating a blended learning experience will activate your creative problem-solving brain cells. Step 2: Clarify Appropriate Delivery.

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Learningtogo

JANUARY 24, 2023

The light stimulates specialized cells in the back of the brain (rods and cones) to emit a chemical called activated rhodopsin. This chemical produces electrical signals that are sent, one pixel at a time, to the brain. Now we now know that “reality” is a construct that is formed in each brain.

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I’m not alone in suggesting that, arguably, the most complex thing in the known universe is the human brain. Things that can play a role include how complex the task is, how frequently it’s performed, and how important the consequences are. However, knowing how it’s complex is a first step. Also, there are good guidelines.

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Aptara

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The experience frequently includes role-playing and gamification aspects. Immersive Learning is based on decades of neuroscience study, which indicates that digital information tricks our brains, causing us to react to immersive situations in the same way we would in the real world. How can immersion improve the learning experience?

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eLearning Industry

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Understanding how to use color to design better digital learning is something every Instructional Designer should know. In this article, we'll have a look at the subject of color psychology, or how colors affect a person’s psyche. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Axonify

JANUARY 26, 2018

What one topic or skill should an L&D professional (regardless of role) focus on, in order to deliver the best possible support experience for their audiences this year? Lori Niles-Hoffmann : “Look at the data lake around an organization before designing any content or curriculum.”. more effective.”.

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Learning Rebels

AUGUST 26, 2021

A proper onboarding program introduces people to the company, teammates, and their new roles. Give everyone have a role in the process. If you are hiring a sales person, everyone in the sales team should have a role in the “warm welcome”. Letting them leave early helps their brain to breathe. What’s up with that?

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Challenge to Learn

MAY 27, 2019

Facilitating this is the core role of my company Easygenerator. New information needs to be stored there and therefore your brain needs to remove “older” information. An increasing number of subject matter experts are sharing their knowledge in a variety of ways. One of them is the creation of learning content.

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The Learning Rooms

APRIL 11, 2025

A learning theory which considers how the brain receives, processes and stores information. Learning & Development whereby an organisation provides training to enable employees to grow the skillsets they need for their current role and develop for future roles. Cognitivism. Cybersecurity. Completion Rate. Learning Path.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JUNE 12, 2018

She plugs a jack directly into her brain and downloads the skills. They live for the challenge that makes them draw upon as many parts of their brain as they can to pull the rabbit out of the hat. The complementary roles of managers and employees [are contrasted in the following table:]. Manager Role. Learner Role.

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Making Change

DECEMBER 27, 2016

If you’re in the “developer” slot, is there a more consultative role you can move into? We’re trying to change a deeply embedded belief that claims our job is to stuff knowledge into brains. If you’re an employee, does your organization treat you as a developer, or as a consultant? Challenge yourself.

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Infopro Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2022

For instance, they can incorporate brain science techniques to create programs that appeal to human motivation and bring positive behavioral and cognitive changes. They can help serve as role models to demonstrate and reinforce new and positive behavior. Embrace the Science Behind It.

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eLearningMind

JANUARY 29, 2025

Our brains arent that great at absorbing a lot of data and only OK at knowing whats important and what can be discarded. We have to work with our brain chemistry to avoid the guessing games and tell it exactly what to remember and recall. Gamification Our brains love to play games.

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Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Many of the myths want to categorize folks: styles, gender, left/right brain, age, etc. One thing that most such instruments explicitly eschew is being used as a filter: hire/fire, or job role. If we work too hard to accommodate non-existent ‘styles’, for instance, we might use media inappropriately. In many ways!

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eLearningMind

JUNE 2, 2025

They dont push information into their brains in the hopes it sticks. Cognitive learning is a theory that explains learning based on how the human brain works. It builds on the capability of our brain to absorb information through senses and retain knowledge through reasoninga process called cognition. Implicit learning.

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Infopro Learning

MAY 10, 2016

The first training event should ideally be a contextual, personal, role-based introduction to the program rather than a generic “off-the-shelf” introduction. Rather than scaring new hires away from a role before they even begin, pre-boarding gives new hires a heightened sense of purpose. Schlanger, D. Merrill, D.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Here are my session recaps from two days at ATDTK23: TUESDAY – February 6, 2023 Opening Keynote – Limitless: Supercharge Your Brain to Learn Faster and Remember More (Jim Kwik) Touted as a “world-renowned brain coach”, Jim Kwik is on a mission to help people get more out of learning and productivity. Take regular brain breaks.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

These new neural pathways can support better learning outcomes and actually lead to better brain health. Adult learners have proven the long-held belief that the adult brain is fixed and incapable of change after a certain age is false. Our brains are built for continuous learning.

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KnowledgeOne

MAY 22, 2024

Such is the case with the role of emotions in cognition and learning and their interrelationship with rational thought. A significant revelation from neuroscience is the pivotal role of emotions in cognition and learning. Recent discoveries in neuroscience are prompting us to rethink some of our previous ideas about learning.

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