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WEAVING A TALE – HOW STORYTELLING CAN ENHANCE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

Learnnovators

While the end goal of education is effective education; for us to reach that end goal, we need to be able to get through to the learner by engaging their senses and getting them to pay attention to the material. Create compelling characters, and make them relatable to your audience Think of your favourite characters in movies.

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Microlearning for Millennials and Generation Z

KnowledgeCity

You can choose a movie, listen to music, or watch a live sports event with just a touch of a button. It is characterized by better retention rates and works well with the shorter attention spans exhibited by younger generations of workers. In case you haven’t noticed, it’s a service-on-demand world out there.

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Attention Span and Performance Improvement

Training Industry

Helping employees acquire knowledge is where understanding the human attention span becomes important. Research by Dianne Dukette and David Cornish (2009) uncovered that adults can only sustain attention for about 20 minutes. Movie makers have known about this need for stimulus change for years.

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How to Combat the “Hey Look! A Squirrel!” Syndrome

Jigsaw Interactive

We all see students in television shows and movies sitting in neat little rows, listening attentively to the teacher, and answering questions. Studies have shown that young children ages 4 to 9 have an attention span of only 8-27 minutes, ages 10-13 of only 20-39 minutes, and ages 14-18 of only 28-54 minutes. A Squirrel!”

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How to Design Attention-Grabbing E-Learning

E-learning Uncovered

Every time I sit down to watch a movie, I hear the same opening music that studios have been using for decades. Upon hearing these few measures, I let out a breath, put away my phone, and give the story my full attention. I’ve spent so many years enjoying movies, it’s almost Pavlovian at this point. Tell a story.

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Illustration and Animation: The Icing and the Cake

eLearningMind

Consider some of the benefits of visual storytelling over more traditional training: Direct attention Let’s face it—not every piece of information is need-to-know data. Using graphics can tell your learners where and when to pay attention so they’re getting the information they can use most. Do encourage interaction.

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Can Music Make for Better Learners?

CLO Magazine

Many people enjoy listening to music as they work. Will Henshall has touched just about every nook and cranny of the music business. ” From there, Henshall went on to create Rocket Network, a technology that networks audio recording studios (he sold it to music software company Avid in 2003).

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