Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

I recently mentioned that one of the problems with research is that things are more interconnected than we think. This is particularly true with cognitive research. We’re recognizing that the our cognition is more than just in our head. Are our graphics aligned or adding to cognitive load? We need to do better.

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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Despite abundant evidence of the cognitive and physical benefits of movement, particularly in childhood education, it remains underutilized in corporate learning — especially in online learning environments. Long hours of passive learning in front of a computer screen often lead to cognitive fatigue.

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Clarity Consultants

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As companies increasingly turn to eLearning platforms to facilitate employee training and development, it’s crucial to understand the cognitive processes at play. Let’s look into the fascinating world of Cognitive Load Theory and explore how it impacts learning from a corporate perspective.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Conflict/problem. Manage cognitive load. Stories help us activate prior knowledge, minimize cognitive load so more brain power focused on learning transfer. Story Arc (table adapted from “Once Upon a Keyboard” by Karen Scott ). Introduction. Complication, rising action. Resolution, conclusion. Make things stick.

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Upside Learning

MAY 12, 2025

A single learning objective It tackles one problem, not an entire skillset. When Learning Requires Deep Cognitive Processing Some skills need reflection, discussion, and hands-on practicethings that cannot be achieved in bite-sized bursts. Context-driven Its embedded into workflows, not something employees have to dig around for.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

APRIL 22, 2024

For many Deaf people who use sign language, reading captions is using a second language, so it adds an extra layer of cognitive load that’s not ideal for learning. Likewise, if you experience an accessibility problem with this post or the course linked above, please let me know! Captions aren’t a perfect solution for everyone.

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eLearning Industry

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Cognitive skills like critical thinking, problem-solving, and reading comprehension shape childrens ability to understand, interpret, and respond to their environment. Explore why these skills are essential and how parents can develop them in children for long-term success. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Capytech

OCTOBER 7, 2021

10 Tips to Prevent Cognitive Overload in E-Learning. In a previous blog, we explained cognitive load theory and looked at ways to identify if cognitive overload is a problem in your existing e-learning courses. Preventing Cognitive Overload from Occurring When Designing New E-Learning Courses. Focus on the Topic.

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KnowledgeCity

JUNE 22, 2023

But it’s possible to achieve a greater type of diversity, one that can bring about various benefits for teams, like improved financial performance, faster problem-solving, and reduced bias. To create a truly diverse team that fosters these benefits, managers must harness cognitive diversity, where diverse thinking styles thrive.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 12, 2022

As context, one perspective from cognitive science is thinking of our ourselves as comprised of three components. One is cognitive, that is what we think and know. We address the cognitive, and there’s little to do on the affective side, but we too often basically assume that the learner is ready for what we’re presenting.

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Infopro Learning

JULY 11, 2022

The different kinds of simulations in training help healthcare professionals master cognitive, technical, and behavioral skill sets with technologically advanced crafted experiences. Simulation in healthcare offers hands-on learning on procedural and cognitive skills in a real-life environment, but without risk to patients or staff.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 12, 2023

I like how Clark Quinn describes the nuance of having scenarios where the choices aren’t actions–that’s a problem I’ve seen in several examples this year. In education there tends to be a clear emphasis on cognition while emotion is hardly part of the conversation. In LXD emotion is carefully considered.

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eLearning Industry

APRIL 10, 2022

We put a lot of thought into cognitive overload, and the techniques we need to avoid it. Is there a benefit in approaching the problem from the opposite angle? In this article, I share tips to battle the forgetting curve and lighten the load to improve memory retention in eLearning.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 8, 2020

For example, in help desk training, you might have several different types of problems that the analysts need to know how to resolve. Reducing cognitive load. Scenarios can be fairly taxing on cognitive load. Providing several shorter scenarios can help reduce the cognitive load. However, those are all independent issues.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Is there a problem with a learning science bandwagon? All the implications have been previously documented from learning science research at the cognitive or social level. I think we should be paying attention to what cognitive and learning sciences say about how we think, work, and learn. This, I maintain, is a good thing.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 14, 2023

Growth mindset Ask the Cognitive Scientist: Does Developing a Growth Mindset Help Students Learn? However, even their provided example has significant problems (weak objectives, low-level multiple choice questions, a truly terrible scenario). I created some training on growth mindset for one of my clients several years ago.

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eLearning Company

MARCH 26, 2023

Introduction to Cognitive Load Theory Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) is a psychological framework that helps us understand the mental processes involved in learning new information. It offers important insights into how learners acquire, process, and store information, as well as how they use it to solve problems and make decisions.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 2, 2024

Hallucinations are a stubborn problem. “What problem are you solving for your clients?” ” “Do your clients know they have that problem?” Neuroscience myths 25 Neuroscience Myths Lots of myths from pop psychology about neuroscience (plus a few from cognitive psychology or other non-neuro fields).

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Mike Taylor

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Where Did Germane Cognitive Load Go? Greg Ashman looks at the “fatal flaws” of cognitive load theory. The first problem with germane cognitive load is a philosophical one. Dig into to this one to learn more and see what he has to say about cognitive load theory. Creating Better Video for Learning.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

I want to dig a wee bit further into the cognitive and formal aspects of this to backstop her points. Also, of course, to make the point that a cognitive perspective provides important insight.). This naturally includes cognition as the basis for learning, experiences, and design.

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 9, 2021

And I think there are times when these are not just engaging, but cognitively important. Cognitively, a diagram can be overwhelming if there are too many elements. By starting at one point, and gradually adding in other elements, you can prevent cognitive overload. There are problems with animations, and guidelines.

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 30, 2021

So here’s a cognitive story about when and where a job aid would help. What with the layer of undrained water, we figured there was some sort of problem with the drain, clogged or the pump broken. So, I had an indication I couldn’t map to a problem, let alone a solution. . Of course, it didn’t exist. This is a real flaw!

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Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

It also involves designing content with clear language, readable fonts, and color-contrast settings to improve accessibility for those with cognitive differences. Activities like group discussions, storytelling, and collaborative problem-solving exercises help teams learn from one anothers perspectives.

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Learningtogo

JUNE 9, 2017

In this post, we’ll talk about the Turing test, how computers are already augmenting human cognition, and what it may mean to the learning profession. Specifically, he believed it would be able to learn, and to apply that learning to solve problems beyond its program. Augmented Cognition – The Flip Side of Artificial Intelligence.

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Infopro Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Provide cognitive support. In another study (Atkinson, 2002), a group of students learned to solve proportionality word problems with the help of an on-screen agent who spoke to them, giving a step-by-step explanation for the solution. These on-screen coaches serve various instructional goals. They: Act as instructors or motivators.

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IT Training Department Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The problem is that you can’t pair quick with quality, which L&D often fails to see. One we found was done on Chinese language speakers, which means it doesn’t directly apply to the English language but should still be considered. There is no way to develop eLearning quicker while also maintaining effectiveness.

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The Learning Rooms

APRIL 11, 2025

A framework for developing learning outcomes which vary in cognitive complexity under the skills of recall, understand, apply, analyse, evaluate, and create. C Cognitive Load. Cognitive Overload. Problem-based Learning. An instructional approach centred on learning through the process of solving an open-ended problem.

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LearnDash

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

This problem, known as “content stuffing,” mostly stems from a good place. So before we talk about solutions, let take a closer look at some of the problems. In fact, many educators accidentally misidentify the problem with their page as being one of design rather than substance.

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 8, 2022

As a consequence, I’ve been experiencing a lot of the problems with that! There are some reliable problems with experts and explanations that are worth reviewing. The start of the problem is that the way we acquire expertise is to take our conscious thinking and automatize it, basically. Which creates a problem.

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 2, 2021

And, just as we should be using them to assist our performers (even doing backwards design to design the tools first then any learning), we should be using them to overcome our own cognitive limitations. Our cognitive architecture is amazing, but it’s prone to all sorts of limitations (there’s no perfect answer).

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Clark Quinn

JULY 14, 2020

The problem is, capitalism assumes that we’re optimizing buyers. Herb Simon was part winner of a Nobel prize (kinda before he went on to be a leader in the cognitive science field) on the facts that we’re satisficing buyers, not optimizing. A lovely theory. With only one small flaw… We’re not optimizing buyers.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Elearning often emphasizes behavioral engagement (clicking) , at the expense of affective engagement (emotions and values) or cognitive engagement (effort and deep learning strategies). Start from the beginning, by analyzing the problem you’re trying to solve and identifying your objectives.

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 24, 2021

That alone would be sufficient to discount this app, but there’s a second problem. Which might make sense to keep the costs of the app down, but there’s a fundamental problem with our visual architecture. Oddly enough, there are other usability problems here. (And then reengineer it when it isn’t.).

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Clark Quinn

JANUARY 6, 2021

Having heard it’s good for maintaining cognitive ability, I like to vary things. It’s been touted that a great way to fend off the diminishment of cognitive capability is to do things differently. The notion is, this continual active cognitive challenge keeps your thinking ability from decaying.

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Learningtogo

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Playing a musical instrument enhances key cognitive functions, including problem-solving, memory, planning, attention to detail and emotional intelligence. Solve problems. Neuroplasticity teaches us that it is never too late in life to take up a musical instrument, and the cognitive benefits could be substantial.

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Upside Learning

JULY 4, 2024

That includes our cognitive resources, and job aids provide this support. What job aids do is tap into ‘distributed cognition’, whereby our thinking isn’t just in our heads, but is distributed around the world. Cognitive Gap Rossett & Schafer posit two different types of aids, planners and sidekicks.

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