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Adult learning theories for instructional designers: Andragogy

Matrix

In a series of articles, I will take a closer look at three modern adult learning theories that are not only relevant but highly applicable. This is important in the current context, as learning specialists deal with the challenge of building materials fast. The relevance of adult learning theories.

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If the spacing effect is so great, why is nobody using it?

Learning Pool

There are few things in learning theory that everyone in learning and development agrees on. Let me rephrase that: there is almost nothing in learning theory that everyone agrees on. Very few organizational learning programs make use of the spacing effect, currently. . We have a disputatious culture.

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What 21st Century Science Says About Memorable Learning Experience At Work

Thinkdom

Modern science, especially in learning & development, has come a long way in the last couple of decades. ,, Learning & behavioural sciences overlap more than we initially thought. Let’s first understand how human beings learn and then focus on some strategies that we can use to make professional learning stick.

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The intersectionality of impression management and organizational learner presence

CLO Magazine

Organizational learners make training participation decisions in part based on impression management factors related to the training delivery method and the perceived professional benefit. This article presents a new theory of organizational learner presence and purports its applicability to practitioners and academics.

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Surfing the Net: Waste of Time or Personal Directed Learning.

Dashe & Thomson

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Using VR as a tool for behavior analysis

STRIVR

Learning retention statistics show that the average learner forgets 70% of what they learn within an hour and 90% within a week — unless efforts are made to help them retain it. The Learning Guild, a NYC-based community that supports research into organizational learning — calls this “the dirty secret of corporate training.”

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Enhancing learning retention with virtual reality technology

STRIVR

Learning retention statistics show that the average learner forgets 70% of what they learn within an hour and 90% within a week — unless efforts are made to help them retain it. The Learning Guild, an NYC-based community that supports research into organizational learning — calls this “the dirty secret of corporate training.”