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Can learning theories lead to better elearning content? 

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The learning theories can take your e-learning content in a new direction because they can improve its comprehension. So, many learning theories can ensure that learners take a lot of interest in the content. Learning theories are needed because employees like to grasp information differently.

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Going the extra mile

Learning with e's

This is number 26 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. In this post, I''m revisiting a well known and heavily used motivational theory - Maslow''s Hierarchy of Human Needs.

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Going the extra mile

Learning with e's

Photo by Steve Wheeler This is number 26 in my series on learning theories. I'm working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. The theory has been a basic element of all teacher education for several decades.

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Video for assessment

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Below are a small selection of the videos my own second year teacher education students have made this week around the theme of learning theories. In this instance, these videos represent the next level of learning to that described in the process above.

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Self fulfilling prophecies

Learning with e's

This is number 36 in my continuing series of blog posts about learning theories. Psychology has contributed much to our understanding of how people learn, and listed alphabetically below are all of the previous theories I have featured in this series. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3. Bruner Scaffolding Theory 5.

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Design for life

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This is number 30 in my series on learning theories. I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3. Bandura Social Learning Theory 4. Bruner Scaffolding Theory 5.

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Words in mind

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This is number 34 in my learning theories series. Psychologists and cognitive scientists have offered a number of useful theories that aid our understanding of learning. In this series I have been providing a brief overview of each theory, and how each can be applied in education. Argyris Double Loop Learning 3.