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Chunking Information to Design eLearning

B Online Learning

Chunking refers to the strategy of breaking down information into bite-sized pieces so that human brain can easily digest the new information. Miller first coined the term ‘chunking’ in his 1956 paper, The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on our Capacity for Processing Information.

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Learning Over Time Vs Information Dumping in the Workplace

Capytech

Learning Over Time Vs Information Dumping in the Workplace When a new worker joins your organisation, there is a lot of information and skills they need to learn. Does learning over time or doing an information dump get the best results? Which is the best approach? Learners are more motivated and engaged.

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My Top Blog Posts of 2022

Experiencing eLearning

How Research Informs My Work : How research informs my work as an instructional designer, in writing, designing, and justifying my decisions. My post on topics for portfolio samples was viewed over 8,500 times so far this year. 30+ Ideas for eLearning Portfolio Samples. Need more samples in your portfolio?

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How to Remove Nice-To-Know Information From Your eLearning

Tim Slade

When you’re starting work on an eLearning project, it’s not always clear what information should and should not be included in your eLearning course. How can you separate nice-to-know information from must-know information, especially when it’s a topic or process you aren’t familiar with? That’s it!

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Developing a Results Driven Curriculum

A well-designed learning curriculum develops and nurtures skills needed to achieve organizational and business goals with the most effective and engaging set of experiences. This ebook outlines 5 critical steps to develop learning solutions that will help you achieve the most ambitious objectives.

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The Importance of Informal Learning at the Workplace

Origin Learning

In this blog post, we examine ‘informal learning’ and see how it can play a major role in modern workplace learning. Understanding Informal Learning? Let’s take a simple example, you are learning to drive a car. This is a good example of informal learning. Benefits of Informal Learning at the Workplace.

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Workplace Learning – Formal or Informal?

Paradiso Solutions

What is formal and informal learning? For example, consider formal training in the context of new hire onboarding or compliance training in the workplace. For example, consider formal training in the context of new hire onboarding or compliance training in the workplace. At the other end of the spectrum comes informal education.

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Agile Microlearning Explained

Learner engagement and retention doesn’t have to be a mystery. Cognitive science theories already supply the answers. Learn how OttoLearn packages them into a single platform you can use to deliver microlearning based reinforcement training, and go beyond completions to focus on outcomes.

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12 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Authoring Tool

Knowing what you need from an eLearning authoring tool can be hard, especially when there are so many options on the market. gomo’s new ebook aims to save you time and hassle by identifying 12 must-have authoring tool features.