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What is a Cognitive Apprenticeship?

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The concept of cognitive apprenticeship is grounded in the theory of Situated Cognition. Situated cognition is a theory of instruction that suggests learning is naturally tied to authentic activity, context, and culture. They are each part of a mutually constructed whole.

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Three Cognitive Benefits of Games

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For example: In the 1970′s BP created a board game in which one of the scenarios was a catastrophic oil spill. War games are all about working through different scenarios and thinking outside of normal thought patterns.

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Is eLearning Dead? Is Instructional Design Dying with It?

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” So for example, the report indicates that “product substitution is the major inhibitor in the Middle East with consumers opting for Mobile Learning products over self-paced courseware.” ” The report calls the concept of the newer technologies replacing the older technology as “Product Substitution.”

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Teaching Expert Learners

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For example, in a previous blog entry I noted that expert chess players have access to over 50,000 configurations of Chess pieces on a board and can easily remember where chess pieces are mid-game because of these patterns. The results seem to be tied to the need to reduce cognitive load. References. [1] 1] Clark, R., Nguyen, F. &

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Singapore Learning Symposium Resources #SLS2013

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A Meta-Analysis of the Cognitive and Motivational Effects of Serious Games. Also referenced was research about games and cognition supported by a grant from DSO National Laboratories , Singapore. Patterson, Enhancing Cognition with Video Games: A Multiple Game Training Study, PLoS ONE, 2013, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058546

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Keynote Resources from #LUC2017

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For example, open the e-learning module by telling the learner they are auditing a client and one day during lunch an employee working in the organization enters their office and accuses the vice president of embezzling. Try to build cognitive curiosity by making learners believe their knowledge structures are inconsistent or incomplete.

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A Conversation with Connie Malamed

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Also, relevant graphics are an important element for facilitating comprehension and reducing cognitive load. There are well over 100 graphics throughout, and I’m hoping that the graphic examples and chapters in the last section will give readers ideas of how to approach all kinds of visuals, from icons to stories to graphs.

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