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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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Learning Styles, ha, ha, ha, ha

Jay Cross

This marvelously tongue-in-cheek report looks at 800 studies of learning styles and concludes that there are better uses for educational funding. I wrote this post in Thursday, December 08, 2005, but I’m reposting it here because some people still have not got the message. This is an exception. Just Jay'

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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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How to do Educational Podcasting in 2019

Gutenberg Technology

Podcasting and education go together like peanut butter and jelly, and educators have been hot on the heels of this auditory learning style ever since it hit the scene back in 2004.

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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.