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How to Learn about Learning Science

Experiencing eLearning

If you’re interested in learning more about learning science, these are some of the top people I trust and rely on. The topic is important, but less so if the speaker isn’t someone I trust to deliver something more substantial than, say, anti-intellectual hot takes. Judy Katz @jdyktz. Anyone is capable of making mistakes.

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Designing eLearning for Cognitive Ease

Integrated Learnings

I recently started reading Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, and the chapter on cognitive ease offered all sorts of implications for eLearning design. This, combined with additional discussion in the book, suggests that a bad mood creates cognitive strain, and a good mood promotes cognitive ease. By Shelley A.

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Trust, Tacit Knowledge and Social Business

ID Reflections

As I read the post on Resolvingthe Trust Paradox by John Hagel, I was reminded of two things—the talk on the power of vulnerability by Brene Brown and what Morten Hansen says about tacit knowledge sharing in hisbook Collaboration:How Leaders Avoid the Traps, Create Unity, and Reap Big Results. Strongties—as we know—are based on trust.

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Is AI in Learning and Development Fast-Tracking Dull Training, Especially eLearning Narration?

IT Training Department Blog

Human voices can convey emotions, build trust, and establish a connection with learners. 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. The human voice is much easier to connect with than AI even if we may not know it.

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How Research Informs My Work

Experiencing eLearning

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. If I build trust with one project, I’m more likely to be able to push a little farther next time. It’s a baby step, but it’s a step in the right direction.

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New recommended readings

Clark Quinn

She writes about new facets of cognition that open up a whole area for our understanding. In the areas I know and have talked about, e.g. emergent and distributed cognition, she gets it right, which leads me to believe the rest is similarly spot on. So, the first book I want to recommend is Annie Murphy Paul’s The Extended Mind.

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7 Challenges to Social Learning

Origin Learning

Or they may be skeptical whether employees can be trusted enough to pursue learning on their own. Instructors may feel more comfortable lecturing employees as they feel they are covering the ‘necessary’ course of the training material.