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Taxonomy of Learning Theories

E-Learning Provocateur

Academia is teeming with learning theories. It can be quite a challenge for the modern learning professional to identify an appropriate learning theory, draw practical ideas from it, and apply it to their daily work. Which theory do you choose? How does it relate to other theories? Where do you start?

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The Role of Cognitive Learning in Lifelong Learning and Development

Infopro Learning

From learning to read as a child to developing professional knowledge in your career, the human experience is undoubtedly continuous learning. Cognitive Learning Theory (CLT) explains how the brain processes, retains and applies new information. What is Cognitive Learning Theory?

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A-Z of Digital Learning

The Learning Rooms

An instructional design framework used to design effective learning. A term to describe adult learning theory. A learning theory developed by B.F Skinner based on the practice of positively reinforcing or rewarding the learner when they perform or achieve the desired learning outcome. C Cognitive Load.

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CCK09: Notes on Learning Networks and Connective Knowledge

Experiencing eLearning

Over the last few days I’ve been working through Stephen Downes’ paper Learning Networks and Connective Knowledge. He explicitly rejects the ‘isomorphic’ view of mental contents, and instead describes a network of distributed representations. we can identify the essential elements of network semantics.

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What is social learning (and how to adopt it)

Docebo

While there remains a need for formal training environments to meet specific learning outcomes, the necessity for organizations to leverage platforms that enable social and informal learning, where learners network, share, collaborate, and exchange ideas to solve problems, is paramount. What is social learning?

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Theory-informed design tips

E-Learning Provocateur

In my previous article , I proposed a Taxonomy of Learning Theories to organise a few of the myriad of theories into some semblance of order, and to assist instructional designers in using theory to inform their work. If you have your own theory-informed design tips, I’d love you to share them with me!

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Designing for an uncertain world

Clark Quinn

It’s in the nature of our cognitive architecture to have some randomness. For example trying to debug problems between hardware device and network service provider, and if you’re trying to provide a total customer experience, the old “it’s the other guy’s fault&# just isn’t going to cut it.

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