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ASTD TechKnowledge Wrap Up in Pictures #ASTDTK12

Learning Visions

Connie Malamed on Cognitive Load. Thanks to ASTD for letting me play along this year! I know my brain was full but invigorated! I live blogged most of the sessions I went to: Jane McGonigal. Stuart Crabb of Facebook. Cindy Huggett on the Virtual Classroom. Julie Dirksen on Learner Experience Design. Lisa Doyle of the VA.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Brain Plasticity & Cognitive Abilities

Learning Visions

Thursday, May 24, 2007 Brain Plasticity & Cognitive Abilities Ive just read Richard Nantels post The Ultimate Pretest in which he talks about his interest in brain plasticity. Is cognitive ability plastic? And what is cognitive ability, really? ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr. We got Wii!

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Another take on Cognitive Load Theory

Learning Visions

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Another take on Cognitive Load Theory The authors of the Eide Neurolearning Blog weigh in on recent research and articles on cognitive load (including the death of Powerpoint that have been talked about here ). ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Cognitive Flexibility Theory & Multiple Representations

Learning Visions

Wednesday, May 09, 2007 Cognitive Flexibility Theory & Multiple Representations After reading Clarks comment on my posting from yesterday , Ive been looking into Cognitive Flexibility Theory (Spiro), trying to better understand the notion of "multiple representations." (You ASTD Keynote: “People Lie&# Richard Hilleman Electr.

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Using Game Design To Create Accomplishment Based Learning, Julie Dirksen #astdtk13 @usablelearning

Learning Visions

I'm at the ASTD Tech Knowledge 2013 Conference in San Jose, California. Higher cognitive load in one group vs. the other who had easy math tasks. When we ask people to concentrate and use cognitive resources, it has an impact on will power. These are my liveblogged notes from a concurrent session with Julie Dirksen.

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Interactivity

Kapp Notes

Without it there cannot be education, since it is the process of intellectually interacting with content that results in changes in the learner’s understanding, the learner’s perspective, or the cognitive structures of the learner’s mind [1].”. In The 2000/2001 ASTD Distance Learning Yearbook. Alexandria VA: ASTD. [2]

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Throw them in the deep end! (but keep a life preserver handy)

Making Change

If you just throw them in the deep end, frustration and cognitive overload and squashed self-esteem will supposedly inhibit their learning. It’s a one-hour online workshop you can request for your team or ASTD chapter. I’ve also overhauled my scenario design webinar. Australia: upcoming public workshops.

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