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The Learning and Forgetting Curve: How to Make eLearning Memorable

TalentLMS

Multitasking with techno-stimulators: mobile phones, tablets, i-tunes and you get the drift. Another common and deceptively heroic habit, that we all are so proud of, is multitasking. But I thought multitasking got things done faster! Prevent cognitive overload by presenting information in “chunks”. Tell us something new.

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The Emotional Connection with Print: How Books Impact Readers’ Experience?

Hurix Digital

From social media to streaming services, we constantly have information and entertainment available at our fingertips. E-readers and tablets provide easy access to email, texts, social media , and the internet. The temptation to multitask can disrupt focus. The fixed text underscores important plot points.

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Twitter’s Impact on Your Brain-Same as Bilingualism

Kapp Notes

Kuhl, a University of Washington professor and co-author of a recent study on social learning, and their brains are constantly adapting and reshuffling data as they translate. Bilingual people aren’t cognitively smarter, but they are more cognitively flexible,” she added.

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Why and how to use plain language in training

TalentLMS

These range from online content such as websites, emails, apps, and social media posts to physical collateral such as books, letters, brochures, and instructions. Cognitive impairment: Long sentences and language that has to be deciphered and decoded put more cognitive pressure on your learners. Get it right, more often.

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Setting knowledge profiles for different generations of employees

Matrix

Being already used to several platforms and multiple screens they make excellent multitaskers, but they need to be constantly stimulated, lest they shift attention. Their attention easily goes elsewhere if they are not engaged – they do not have the Baby Boomer appetence for extensive lectures and cognitive effort.

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Needed Skills for New Media

Tony Karrer

George Siemens post pointed me to Henry Jenkins New media literacies and indirectly to a white paper that provided the following list of needed skills for new media literacy: Play â€" the capacity to experiment with one's surroundings as a form of problem-solving Performance â€" the ability to adopt alternative identities for the purpose of improvisation (..)

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Bring the Science of Learning into Your Employee Training

eLearningMind

By applying the latest insights from cognitive science and neuroscience, we can revolutionize employee training and unlock the full potential of your workforce. The multitasking myth As humans living in the 21st century, we think we’re adept at multitasking, yet we’re easily distracted.