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4 Learning Theories Every Online Educator Should Know

LearnDash

Or do we just learn through raw mental power? During the twentieth century, four major learning theories emerged, and each has lessons that online educators can learn from to design better courses. Behaviorism: Learning is a product of stimulus and reinforcement. Let’s look at what they are.

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The student will become the master! But how? Adapting the Feynman 3-Step Mastery Technique to Online Learning

Association eLearning

Create assessments that review new concepts without falling back on terminology, the ultimate simplification. As you can see, there are many ways to help your learners achieve mastery by incorporating the Feynman technique, so don’t be afraid to get creative with your course design if you’d like to give this learning theory a whirl.

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Create your own Learning Theory

Raptivity

Wikipedia defines Learning Theory as “Learning theories are conceptual frameworks that describe how information is absorbed, processed, and retained during learning.

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I’m Writing a Second Edition of The eLearning Designer’s Handbook!

Tim Slade

Although it took some time and a lot of thought, I eventually concluded that what I really needed to do was build upon the solid foundation of what I had created—I needed to write an updated, second edition of The eLearning Designer’s Handbook. And that’s precisely what I’ve been working on for the last six months!

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Agile Microlearning Explained

Cognitive science theories already supply the answers. Learn how OttoLearn packages them into a single platform you can use to deliver microlearning based reinforcement training, and go beyond completions to focus on outcomes. Learner engagement and retention doesn’t have to be a mystery.

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How to Start Creating Conversation-Driven eLearning

Experiencing eLearning

One strategy for creating a story for learning is delivering content with two narrators having a conversation. This is the Personalization Principle for multimedia learning theory (Mayer, 2009). If you create multiple courses or modules with this technique, aim for 50% of the modules showing a female mentor or manager.

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Should Marketing Review eLearning Courses?

Association eLearning

Most marketing departments have created a style guide that must be followed when anything from their organization goes out to the public. Instructional designers want to create a structurally sound course that all stakeholders approve of. The marketing team should review the course to make sure branding standards were followed.

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