Experiencing eLearning

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This post includes links with examples of scenarios, tips for creating scenarios, AI tools, reflections on AI and skills, and research on using videos for learning. I’m continuing to experiment with AI tools for creating images. This database currently has 400+ tools. I share these links about once a month here on my blog.

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This is particularly true with cognitive research. We’re recognizing that the our cognition is more than just in our head. Similarly, Annie Murphy Paul’s The Extended Mind talks about moving cognition (and learning) into the world. Are our graphics aligned or adding to cognitive load? We need to do better.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

How do you know if you have too many branches, and risk cognitive overload for the learner? Tools and resources. Any particular tool of choice to develop branching courses? Some situations we teach about are inherently quite complex. What would you do in a situation where the material is very complex? Branching scenario tips.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 25, 2022

Ask the Cognitive Scientist | American Federation of Teachers. Free Lottie Animation Files, Tools & Plugins – LottieFiles. You can also do quick edits in their browser-based editor (like changing colors or text), as well as integrating with other tools. Research summary: How stories improve learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 16, 2019

Cognitive load, spacing effect, forgetting effect, worked examples, and more. Why didn’t fact quizzes improve higher order learning in the present study, as many cognitive scientists and educators contend? Tools: H5P and Storyline. Branching Scenario (beta) | H5P H5P has a tool for branching scenarios now.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 9, 2019

Neuroscience research is used to explain results from cognitive psychology research. They also try to connect cognitive research on the other side with classroom experience. While the 3D virtual characters are cool, you could use that two-part technique in simulations built in other tools as well. tags: scenarios e-learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 6, 2023

This post includes links on game design, branching scenario tools and templates, ChatGPT prompts for ID, AI tools, learning science, engagement, and the “magic email” for freelancers and consultants. Even if the tool is great, I think that’s would be a hard sell for most organizations. Generate Quizzes In A Snap!

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Games Cognitive Design Simulations 416

Upside Learning

MARCH 5, 2025

Though eLearning has been well accepted as a tool for technical training and compliance, its true potential lies untapped. Cognitive Overload: The Unspoken Barrier to Learning One of the largest but least talked about Telecom & IT training challenges is cognitive overload.

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Compliance Training Cognitive Augmented Reality Metrics 148

Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This post includes research on stories and memory, games for learning, scenario-based learning, a definition of LXD, and a few AI image tools. I’m experimenting with AI image tools to create images for my blog posts. In education there tends to be a clear emphasis on cognition while emotion is hardly part of the conversation.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 28, 2024

AI for character images and tutorials RenderNet: Create AI images with character consistency RenderNet is an AI image generation tool specifically designed for creating consistent character images. After experimenting with Midjourney and being pleased with the preliminary results, I want to try this next.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The Cognitive Accessibility Guidance identifies eight objectives to reduce barriers for people with cognitive, intellectual, and learning disabilities, as well as neurodivergent (or neurologically different) individuals. Cognitive Accessibility Guidance The Cognitive Accessibility Guidance is organized under eight objectives.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 2, 2024

Compelling Narratives: Delve into the significance of storytelling within scenarios, emphasizing the inclusion of characters, conflict, and consequences to evoke cognitive and emotional engagement. Generating Plausible Choices and Consequences for Scenarios Using AI Tools. Thursday, April 25, 10:00 EDT.

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Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

What tool did he use for the animated drawing of figures and captions? Manage cognitive load. Stories help us activate prior knowledge, minimize cognitive load so more brain power focused on learning transfer. My side comments and thoughts in italics. Any errors, typos, or awkward phrasing are mine, not Tom and Karin’s.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 23, 2020

Do instructional designers and learning experience designers need to know how to use development tools, or should they focus just on analysis and design? Psychology, cognitive science, graphic design, usability, and other fields also overlap with instructional design. T-Shaped skills.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 14, 2023

This post includes links on growth mindset, an AI tool for instructional design, branching scenarios, accessibility, and a magazine issue with elearning articles by multiple prominent authors. Growth mindset Ask the Cognitive Scientist: Does Developing a Growth Mindset Help Students Learn?

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Google Docs Cognitive Instructional Design Write Blog 445

IT Training Department Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

That is, putting a script into an AI narration tool (that uses synthesized voices), and it spits out audio for eLearning. With AI-powered narration tools, all eLearning developers have access to the same consistent and always available voices. AI-powered narration tools have undoubtedly brought standardization to eLearning narration.

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Brilliant Teams

AUGUST 27, 2024

Why Accessibility Matters in E-Learning Accessibility in eLearning refers to creating learning content that is usable by all learners, regardless of physical, sensory, or cognitive ability. Creating Accessible Media Multimedia is a powerful tool in eLearning, but it must be accessible to all learners.

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Ninja Tropic

APRIL 2, 2025

Technical competencies refer to job-specific skills that involve the use of tools, technology, or methodologies. Customer Satisfaction: Use surveys or feedback tools to gauge customer satisfaction levels after implementing training.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 8, 2022

If we want to avoid doing slide presentations, we have to know what cognitive (and emotional) advantages these technologies have so we can leverage them for success. … We must be able to see the gaps in our instructional design, which learning science helps to support. It also gives us a basis to infer how to use new technologies.

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Games eLearning Guild Cognitive Quality 449

Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Similarly, the learning science book coming out is a primer on the underlying cognitive science and the implications for learning design. And the rationales are myriad: lack of knowledge, focus on efficiency, tool orientations, and more. Because, L&D should properly be aligned with learning (and cognitive) science.

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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. Tech, Tools & Tips. News & Notes.

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Infopro Learning

APRIL 10, 2018

In this article, I’ll share 8 creative tips to reuse eLearning content with a rapid eLearning authoring tool. How To Reuse eLearning Content With A Rapid eLearning Authoring Tool. What do you get when you combine a database full of eLearning content with a robust rapid eLearning authoring tool?

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

And one of the things I’ve been thinking about are the tools we use for LXD. But here I want to know what you are using as tools for LXD? Our cognitive architecture is designed to do this; to help us adapt to the first-level world we evolved in. This makes the case for tools that help scaffold these gaps in our cognition.

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Clark Quinn

MARCH 9, 2021

And I think there are times when these are not just engaging, but cognitively important. I use diagrams a lot, not only to communicate, but as a tool for my own understanding! Cognitively, a diagram can be overwhelming if there are too many elements. Cognitively, a diagram can be overwhelming if there are too many elements.

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The Learning Rooms

APRIL 11, 2025

Authoring Tool. 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. A digital image to represent the user or learner in computer games and other online learning platforms.

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Clark Quinn

APRIL 11, 2019

As part of a push for Learning Engineering , Carnegie Mellon University recently released their learning design tools. I’ve been aware of CMU’s Open Learning Initiative for a suite of reasons, and their tools for separate reasons. CMU’s tools align, largely with doing the right thing, and this is important.

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Change Cognitive Tools Pedagogy 160

Clark Quinn

JUNE 14, 2022

Overall, it’s too easy to focus purely on the cognitive. Even before we open them up cognitively (though, of course, they’re linked)! We have tools we can use, like story, exaggeration, humor, and more to assist us in these endeavors. I suggest that this manifests in two ways.

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Infopro Learning

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The success or failure of digital transformation initiatives depends heavily on corporate culture and behavioral barriers, such as a desire to accept new tools or various workstreams. Social learning is a cognitive process in a social setting and can occur through observation or teaching. Follow a Social Learning Approach.

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Infopro Learning

MAY 25, 2017

Section 508 outlines the minimum levels of accessibility for people with physical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities. Which tools can be used? Choosing the right tool that promotes accessibility can be a great challenge. Are all the visual parts of your course accessible?

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Compliance Training Design Course eLearning 379

Clark Quinn

AUGUST 11, 2020

Performance support: cognitive augmentation. What tools, aids, guides, etc., Look, mobile hasn’t gone away, and we’re possibly using mobile tools more now even though we’re not on the road! Then I moved on to the role the devices play in our (working) life. Social: tapping into the power of social and informal learning.

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Cognitive Mobile Performance Support eLearning Strategy 313

Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 30, 2024

Josh did demos of a bunch of different tools in his session. One tool I want to test out again is ElevenLabs. Generative AI for Unique and Original L&D Imagery Leo Rodman I’ve followed Leo Rodman on LinkedIn for a while, and I appreciate his posts comparing the results with different AI image generation tools.

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Conference Compliance Training Cognitive Images 405

Clark Quinn

MARCH 2, 2021

Here, I look at tools, asking IDs to ‘support thyself’ As usual, the transcript: One of the things I do is help organizations improve their design processes. That’s where tools help. Instead, I mean a tool that leaves stubs for the important things that should be included. And you can do this in your authoring tool.

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CourseArc

MARCH 27, 2023

Commonly used word processing applications, like Microsoft Word and Google Docs, have features to support a user in setting up the document’s structure when you use their built-in tools. These programs add in the background code automatically when you use their built-in tools. Structure refers to headings , lists and tables.

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Cognitive Content Case Study Google Docs 242

Experiencing eLearning

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

If I want more analysis, I use the online Word Count Tools. If people don’t need to spend much cognitive effort figuring out HOW to access and navigate training, they can expend more effort toward actual learning. You can find a number of formulas and calculators for the readability of a passage of text.

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Research Informal Compliance Training Write Blog 572

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). Many of these strategies can be used regardless of what development tool you use. Using scenarios can make your elearning more engaging and relevant.

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