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Effective eLearning Content Development to prevent Cognitive Overload

Thinkdom

This means that when we are exposed to too much information, we experience cognitive overload, which hinders our learning and retention. This is what cognitive overload feels like. In this blog, we will discover the importance of effective eLearning content development that prevents cognitive overload.

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TMI! Cognitive Overload and Learning

Learningtogo

This is an example of what we call “cognitive overload.”. Cognitive Load Theory was introduced by John Sweller to explain why people have so much more difficulty learning complex content. Aerospace companies, for example, consider cognitive load when they design airplane and spaceship control panels. during your training!

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Scenario-Based Learning for Learning Impact Podcast

Experiencing eLearning

How do you increase learning impact through scenario-based learning? While no solution is right for every training situation, we know that providing opportunities for practice with feedback is critical for developing skills.

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Best Practices to Ensure Successful Custom e-Learning Development

Infopro Learning

Today e-learning is the most preferred method for training employees. The learning ease and speed provided by the online platforms allow potential learners to grow and learn faster. It is one of the major reasons companies have started relying more on custom e-learning development.

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient.

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Instructional Design Basics: 3 Types of Cognitive Load & How They Affect Learning and Learning Design

Convergence Training

From time to time, we run an article in our Instructional Design Basics series to help you learning designers out there (whatever you call yourself…instructional designers, learning experience designers, learning engineers, etc.) Click the links below to learn more about how we can help you. What Is Cognitive Load?

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Cognitive Neuroscience and Virtual Reality: How Immersive Training Underscores the Science of Learning

Roundtable Learning

This is just one example of how VR safety training programs activate the brain through sensory-rich experiential learning. That may be one of the reasons Virtual Reality (VR) has emerged as the future of corporate training. VR training programs activate the brain through visual, audible, and physical stimulation.