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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? Can I, um, have your attention, please? Thats just remembering stuff.

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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 ). Can I, um, have your attention, please? Creating Social Presence in Online Classroom (ID.

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Video: The power and the story

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Notwithstanding the student attention issues, I explained that video can be at its most effective when it is used in short bursts as a stimulus to enrich and extend learning, to promote discussion, encourage collaboration and to challenge students' thinking - but definitely not as a replacement for the teacher. Cognitive Science 12, 257-285.

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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 Can I, um, have your attention, please? We got Wii!

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Mind technology

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The tools I use are a kind of mind technology, a means of extending my cognitive capabilities, enhancing my thinking, memory and recall. Still others enable me to perform mundane and repetitive tasks while freeing me up to concentrate on the more important things that demand my attention during the day. Unported License.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Beginning Instructional Designers Toolkit

Learning Visions

Because its true -- you can impress your clients and peers by working "cognitive load" into a sentence. My list begins as such: Important Theories and Terms: Gagnes 9 Events Kirkpatrick Levels ADDIE Cognitive Load Theory ARCS (John Keller) Books: Ruth Clark: e-Learning and the Science of Instruction Malcom S. Blooms Taxonmy, of course.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: NewsFlash: PowerPoint Bad For Learning

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The article cites new research from the University of New South Wales (home of John Sweller, "founding father" of Cognitive Load Theory). Posted by Cammy Bean at 12:58 PM Labels: cognitive load theory , e-learning , instructional design 1 comments: Clive Shepherd said. Can I, um, have your attention, please? Great post Camy.