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Learning Styles and E-Learning

eLearning 24-7

This post is going to be somewhat different than in the past, specifically a result of the argument of the effectiveness of learning styles and if they even exist. Nope, in all the counter-arguments it was focusing on one item, learning styles, which initially was going to make up only a small part of the post.

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Let’s get rid of the instructional designers!

E-Learning Provocateur

Carr-Chellman & Savoy (2004) provide a broad overview of user design. According to Carr-Chellman & Savoy (2004), traditional instructional design methodologies disenfranchise the user from the design process. Definition. Comparison against other methodologies. User-centered design. Further Research.

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Every learner is different but not because of their learning styles

Clive on Learning

Finishing this book coincides with The Debunker Club's Debunk Learning Styles Month. And learning styles really do need debunking, not because we, as learners, don't have preferences, but because there is no model out there which has been proven to be genuinely helpful in predicting learner performance based on their preferences.

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Tailored for Success: The Evolution and Benefits of Personalized Learning

Integranxt

Late 20th Century – Early 21st Century in Europe and the UK: Europe and the UK began to embrace personalized learning in the late 20th century. Benefits of Personalized Learning Personalized learning aims to create engaging, relevant, and effective educational experiences.

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Every learner is different but not because of their learning styles

Clive on Learning

Finishing this book coincides with The Debunker Club's Debunk Learning Styles Month. And learning styles really do need debunking, not because we, as learners, don't have preferences, but because there is no model out there which has been proven to be genuinely helpful in predicting learner performance based on their preferences.

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A convenient untruth

Learning with e's

One of the biggest myths known to teacherdom is learning styles. Time and time again, the belief that students can be placed into specific categories such as activist or theorist, or that they are predominantly inclined toward one modal category of learning (e.g. Can the visual learner become better at music by seeing it?)"

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The Future of Reading: eReaders in the Digital Age

Kitaboo

ePaper was incorporated by Sony Group Corporation into their eReaders, Sony Librie, and Sony Reader, which started gaining prominence after being launched in 2004 and 2006, respectively. Amazon followed this trend and released its own eReader, the Amazon Kindle, in 2007, which sold out within hours and became a huge success in a short span.

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