Making Change

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Here’s what four cognitive psychologists concluded: “The contrast between the enormous popularity of the learning-styles approach within education and the lack of credible evidence for its utility is, in our opinion, striking and disturbing. If you had time to evaluate the research on learning styles, what would you conclude?

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The Learning Rooms

APRIL 11, 2025

Whether you’re exploring innovative online teaching methods, embracing new ways to learn, or simply curious about eLearning and educational technology, this resource will help you understand the language that shapes digital learning. C Cognitive Load. Cognitive Overload. A Accessibility. B Blended Learning. Plain English.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2008

Via Karyn Romeis and Stephen Downes , I found two lengthy reviews of learning styles research: Learning styles and pedagogy in post-16 learning. Of the 13 models reviewed, only 1 passed all the psychometric measures: the Allinson and Hayes Cognitive Style Index. Teaching metacognition skills, for example, has a greater effect.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 31, 2014

More and more teachers are beginning to realise that creating environments and possibilities where students make things is a very powerful pedagogy. Teaching takes a back seat and product based education is sidelined in favour of process based learning. my annotations included) 1. Teachers often believe they should be content experts.

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Clark Quinn

APRIL 11, 2019

For one, experts largely don’t have access to what they do, consciously, owing to the nature of our cognitive architecture. We compile information away, and research from the Cognitive Technology Group at the University of Southern California has estimated that 70% of what experts do isn’t available.

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E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 25, 2011

From a learning practitioner’s point of view, it raises issues of pedagogy, instructional design, and perhaps even epistemology. Hence, having the basic concepts explained up front is a perfectly reasonable teaching strategy. I have really enjoyed following the recent argy bargy between Larry Sanger and Steve Wheeler.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 30, 2019

To illustrate, let me collect for you the top (> 4) impacts found, which have some really interesting implications: Reciprocal teaching (.74). Teaching student self-verbalization (.67). Meta-cognition strategies (.67). Reciprocal teaching and meta-cognition strategies coming out highly, a great outcome.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 16, 2014

This passive, reductionist explanation of learning prompted a number of pedagogical strategies, including reinforcement of behaviour, punishment and reward, and the introduction of teaching machines with their instructional texts, structured assessment of learning and remedial loops. Unported License. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 9, 2014

In mathematics, I have seen interactive whiteboards used very effectively to teach number bonds and floor robots can be used successfully to teach geometry and algorithms. There is nothing wrong with any of these approaches, provided they don''t get in the way of good pedagogy. But that is the problem. But that is the problem.

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Kadenze

APRIL 1, 2020

point out we have been catapulted into the moment of “ emergency remote teaching ” where the COVID-19 emergency has meant we all, whether we like it or not, (or the students like it or not), must teach in responsible, socially distanced ways. Well not really. As Hodges Et al. Firstly the content and instructor challenge.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Neil deGrasse Tyson was eloquent and passionate about the need for science and the lack of match between school and life. I had a quibble about his statement that doing math teaches problem-solving, as it takes the right type of problems (and Common Core is a step in the right direction) and it takes explicit scaffolding.

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KnowledgeOne

JUNE 6, 2024

For practical purposes, we will focus here on engagement as the personal involvement and perseverance necessary for the learner throughout their journey, and more specifically on the teaching strategies that foster it. For Dehaene (2018), active engagement is about “maximizing curiosity and active prediction.”

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E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 25, 2011

From a learning practitioner’s point of view, it raises issues of pedagogy, instructional design, and perhaps even epistemology. Hence, having the basic concepts explained up front is a perfectly reasonable teaching strategy. I have really enjoyed following the recent argy bargy between Larry Sanger and Steve Wheeler.

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CourseArc

JULY 12, 2017

It’s the functional application of design aspects like color theory, typography, and user experience to the goal of teaching. Clark, it’s based on research about cognitive learning behaviors. Instructional design is the act of creating of educational resources. Clark, Chopeta Lyons). Like other books by Ruth C.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

It's insidious, because bad theory that is accepted as fact without a full understanding of its implications, results in bad teaching, and ultimately, learners will suffer. It is lazy pedagogy, and the only reason I see that such beliefs persist, is that it is a convenient untruth which allows some teachers to stay within their comfort zones.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 22, 2014

What are we teaching them now, and will it be adequate to prepare them for this kind of uncertainty? This is assessment for learning (AfL) rather than assessment of learning, and it''s critical for good pedagogy. Change is accelerating and uncertainty is. a certainty. This entire week for me seems to have revolved around assessment.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 20, 2010

I'm at Colchester Institute on Friday to present a workshop entitled: Communities, Spaces and Pedagogies for the Digital Age. It's for a Learning and Teaching development day the Institute is holding where they will explore the theme of Transformational Learning and Teaching.

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eFront

JUNE 8, 2017

There’s no doubt about it: Contextualizing can dramatically boost teaching and learning outcomes! In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the contextual knowledge definition, so that we can better understand how it can be leveraged in corporate teaching and learning settings. Understanding contextualized learning.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 30, 2010

Below is the abstract of my presentation to staff in the Brighton Business School: New Pedagogies for the Digital Age The rapid emergence of new, participative and social media in higher education has caused teachers to question what they have previously believed about university teaching.

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Pedagogy Cognitive Social Media Lecture 81

Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

However, in formal education, emphasis is placed firmly on the delivery of subject knowledge, delivered in compartments, and assessed largely in the cognitive domain. Many commentators have argued that we should return to the true meaning of pedagogy , a subject I have also expanded upon here. Simply, teaching is driven by assessment.

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Learningtogo

DECEMBER 13, 2022

As an instructor for ATD’s Adult Learning Certificate , I work with many former teachers wanting to transition from teaching younger students to becoming corporate trainers and instructional designers. As an adult, the sharp distinction some professionals make between andragogy and pedagogy trouble me. by Margie Meacham.

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CourseArc

MARCH 15, 2017

Going further, the Cornell University’s Center for Teaching Excellence provides a great summary of the characteristics of what a “good question” is: Intention: Did the question assess what you intended to assess? As a general rule, a good question tests the 6-levels of intellectual understanding, as espoused in Bloom’s Taxonomy : Knowledge.

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Tony Karrer

JUNE 16, 2009

yes, they went there - WISE Pedagogy , June 1, 2009 Time Spent - The Learning Circuits Blog , June 1, 2009 Top Other Items The following are the top other items based on social signals. Can We Enhance People's Cognitive Outcomes?

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Hurix Digital

APRIL 30, 2025

Traditional lecture-based learning is a more conventional teaching method. It taps into the players cognitive, social, and emotional motivations by creating different circumstances and encouraging them to participate. Tracking progress and feedback It is well-known that feedback and progress can do wonders in pedagogy.

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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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TechSmith Camtasia

JUNE 1, 2020

If you need to instruct, support, and teach students online, but struggle to do it in an authentic and personal way, then this guide is for you. By applying these recommendations, tips, tools, and techniques, you’ll understand best practices that enhance the online teaching and learning experience and be equipped to make it a success.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 20, 2014

His work around the study of social and cognitive presence in distance learning contexts has been cited many times, and his research has led to a number of high profile keynote speech invitations around the globe. tools or user generated content tools are very exciting and I think promise to greatly enhance distance teaching and learning.

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KnowledgeOne

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In the wake of the current health crisis, a majority of educational institutions were forced to turn to online options to continue teaching their courses. Among its approaches, the pedagogy of empathy is one that can be implemented even in simplified elearning solutions. Teaching tool. Here is what this approach is all about!

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KnowledgeOne

JUNE 25, 2020

However, the concept of cognitive bias – which differs from that of cognitive distortion derived from clinical psychology – was developed by psychologists Daniel Kahneman (2002 Nobel Prize in Economics) and Amos Tversky. So far, it is indeed difficult to distinguish heuristics from cognitive bias.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 26, 2019

As politely as I could, I explained to him that making his students sit through a full 90 minutes of video was not particularly good pedagogy. The first is cognitive load - i.e. the amount of information we can process and absorb through our primary senses; in this case, our audio and visual channels. Cognitive Science 12, 257-285.

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Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

The list focuses primarily on the use of eLearning, technology in educational settings and on teaching, learning, and educational administration. link] November 30-December 2, 2011 Worldwide Forum on Education and Culture: The Effects of Global Learning – Teaching the World about the World, Rome, Italy.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 14, 2012

In the first phase, known as survival , teachers struggle to define what they wish to achieve with the new technology, and attempt to learn how to use it effectively to support pedagogy. During this phase, the technology should become transparent to the users - that is, it should begin to be used without significant cognitive energy.

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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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KnowledgeOne

DECEMBER 16, 2021

This is in addition to a growing interest in more humane approaches to teaching that take into account the fact that cognition and emotions are inseparable, contrary to what we have long believed… So, learners and teachers, here are some tips from the latest research for optimal learning! But that is not all.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

It raises a few smiles because of its wit, but also serves to remind us that teaching is a complex human, relational profession in which emotional connections are made and where teachers don't simply present information. Remember the old Arthur Clarke quote? Any teacher who can be replaced by a teacher, should be.

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CourseArc

JUNE 28, 2017

A study of the use of polling in a Flipped Classroom (FC) pedagogical model suggested that learners definitely enhance their cognitive functions through this method, and they engage more with the course materials. What a tremendous loss (and a waste of effort)! Quick Engagement – the Key to Long-Term Retention.

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CourseArc

JUNE 21, 2017

Finally, some content is naturally better-suited for audio learning than it is for text-based teaching methods. But there’s also a cognitive duel happening: our brains simply can’t read and listen at the same time.

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