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Understanding How We Learn: Video vs. Text

fewStones

It then stores these snapshots, a bit like putting photos into an album. So, when we need to remember something, our brains can replay those images, making learning feel more like watching a movie than reading a textbook. How Emotions Boost Learning Ever notice how a good movie can make you laugh, cry, or feel excited?

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Tips for Storytelling in Learning

Experiencing eLearning

Be detail oriented, craft mental movies. Activate prior knowledge. Stories help us activate prior knowledge, minimize cognitive load so more brain power focused on learning transfer. A: Full bleed photos are good when you can. Don’t start with the presenter intro. Start with a story. Add a surprising element.

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eLearning Strategies to watch out for in 2023

Paradiso

Set Clear Learning Objectives Without a clear understanding of what they will use the knowledge for, why would anyone be interested in learning anything? To improve knowledge retention, consider using action mapping to organize your themes and distribute them in a logical sequence. Various people learn in different ways.

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SaaS LMS vs. hosted LMS: Why the SaaS LMS rules e-learning

Docebo

It holds everything from our recently visited spots in our maps, to all of our photos and movies, favorite apps, passwords, music – you name it, and the cloud is probably helping you out with it. . For most of us, we trust the cloud to store a lot of what is precious to our everyday lives.

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10 Virtual Team Bonding Activities

Ed App

The quality time spent together to pick up knowledge is a great bonding experience that allows your team members to know each other a little bit better. Creative workshops such as arts and crafts , photography , photo or video editing , and digital art are some popular activities you can try to bond with your team members.

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Flip your class or training with video

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

Friday''s session about use of video for learning things showed that a mother look for it in a cookbook and her son looked on the Internet for a movie. Instead of reading the manual a movie will help you out. In both cases, watching the movies is optional, not mandatory. How can you use video in education or learning ?

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6 Ways to Add Sizzle to Your Classroom

Learning Rebels

Therefore, I present to you, the flip side of “6 Stupid Rules”: “6 Easy Ways to Add Sizzle to your Class” Ever see a movie trailer and the hype doesn’t match the movie? Even if they scroll through the photos later with the intent to delete, they are still reviewing information previously captured.

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