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4 Learning Theories Every Online Educator Should Know

LearnDash

Learning is one of the most fundamental actions a person—or any living thing—takes. Or do we just learn through raw mental power? During the twentieth century, four major learning theories emerged, and each has lessons that online educators can learn from to design better courses.

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10 learning theories to follow when training your employees

TalentLMS

There are a number of different adult learning theories that can be used to guide employee training, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. In order to choose the best approach for your business, it is important to understand the key concepts of each theory. Theories of learning for employee training.

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Best Practices and Strategies to Implement Experiential Learning Design

Hurix Digital

Traditional learning models are often biased toward strong memory retention and fall short of the holistic nature of learning beyond exam success. Experiential learning, a robust learning theory, emerges as a compelling alternative to traditional models.

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Rubber bands and chewing gum

E-Learning Provocateur

I don’t mean the type of person who leaks the diplomatic cables of the United States government (but curiously, not of the Russian or Ecuadorian governments). No – by “hacker” I mean the type of person who gets the job done, come hell or high water. Are you a hacker?

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Surfing the Net: Waste of Time or Personal Directed Learning.

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Surfing the Net: Waste of Time or Personal Directed Learning? Properly d.

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What is social learning (and how to adopt it)

Docebo

Observational learning is all about the interactions we have across all facets of our lives: we talk to people, we listen to what they’re saying, and then aim to apply or consider the insights that person is bestowing upon us (and vice-versa). This is Bandura’s social learning theory. Social learning theory.

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How to Use Adult Learning Theory for Better Learning Outcomes

Maestro

Adult learning requires drawing from lived experience Children are often approached with a curriculum as if their brains are completely empty, waiting to be filled with information. Adult learners are not blank slates—their minds are already full of preconceived ideas, personal values, and years of lived experience.