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Learning by Watching: Social Cognitive Theory and Vicarious Learning

Origin Learning

Have you ever stood in front of a machine, with little or no idea about how to operate it – say at a self-check-in counter at an international airport that has its default language set to Dutch, or in front of a self-service kiosk for a tram that requires you to input information and money to print your ticket? Image Credit – [link].

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CCK09: Notes on Learning Networks and Connective Knowledge

Experiencing eLearning

We may contrast cognitivism, which is a causal theory of mind, with connectionism, which is an emergentist theory of mind. This is not to say that connectionism (see also ) does away with causation altogether; it is not a ‘hand of God’ theory. color, shape, location, etc), areas are specialized for specific.

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Anatomy of an eLearning Lesson: Merrill’s First Principles

Integrated Learnings

That post described Robert Gagne’s nine events of instruction , which is one of the more popular instructional design models and is based on cognitive and behavioral psychology. Merrill built this model based on a comprehensive review of instructional theories and models in the field. David Merrill’s first principles of instruction.

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Evidence-Based Deep Learning – 12 Tips from Patti Shank

eLearningArt

Problem is, who has time to source, study, and sort out academic research in cognitive science, instructional theory, and education? Patti: The evidence-based practice that the average learning practitioner must use every day is to design to minimize unnecessary cognitive load. . And to reduce unnecessary cognitive load.

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Serious eLearning: Course Topic and Game Goal

TalentLMS

Motivation and behavior theories have been pointing instruction designers and eLearning developers in this direction too. Serious games or serious eLearning solutions take eLearning courses to a higher level of cognitive resonance through emotionally cognizant settings naturally found in games.

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Introduction to Microvideo

TechSmith Camtasia

For over 20 years, Lodestone has provided organizations education technology services including: public and private classes, video production, eLearning development and consulting. Cognitive Load. Dr. Richard Mayer outlined the process our brains process images and sounds with his theory of multimedia learning.

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Get Your Audience Pumped: 30 Ways to Motivate Adult Learners

The eLearning Coach

Related to the strategy above, try to concentrate on workplace (or real life) performance, rather than on extraneous facts and theories. Use social networking applications and services to build groups with a common interest or goal. People are hard-wired for pictures, so use visuals to motivate your audience. Provide options.