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Learning Styles and E-Learning

eLearning 24-7

This post is going to be somewhat different than in the past, specifically a result of the argument of the effectiveness of learning styles and if they even exist. Nope, in all the counter-arguments it was focusing on one item, learning styles, which initially was going to make up only a small part of the post.

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Rethinking Learning Styles

Clark Quinn

I’ve pointed out the problems with learning styles in the past, but I want to rethink them with you, as we took quite a positive out of them in a unique way. I decided then what I still do now, that essentially all of the learning style instruments are garbage. Tags: meta-learning.

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Accelerate Employee Performance Using the Learning Curve: Part 4 Optimum Performance

Infopro Learning

Timing is Everything Series: Intro , Anxiety , Information Overload , Knowledge Formation , Optimum Performance, (Part 5 Growth, Stagnancy, or Decline coming June 7th). When learners transfer their knowledge so that it applies to hypothetical contexts, it helps them to retain knowledge long-term and master a particular subject.

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Accelerate Employee Performance Using the Learning Curve: Part 4 Optimum Performance

Infopro Learning

Timing is Everything Series: Intro , Anxiety , Information Overload , Knowledge Formation , Optimum Performance, (Part 5 Growth, Stagnancy, or Decline coming June 7th). When learners transfer their knowledge so that it applies to hypothetical contexts, it helps them to retain knowledge long-term and master a particular subject.

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Adaptive or just good design?

Clark Quinn

Heck, I led a team that developed an adaptive learning system back circa 2000 (ahead of the times, as always ;). And I know that there are good things we can do with adaptive learning. learning styles). Still, done well, adaptive learning could and should be a benefit.

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OpenSesame adds new global publisher partnerships, further expanding OpenSesame Plus subscription variety

OpenSesame

Their award-winning course creation tool, ‘The Generator,’ was built to support all combinations of learning styles and learning cycles, and places focus on subject matter experts needing to convey knowledge quickly and efficiently. To learn more about OpenSesame, visit www.opensesame.com. About Axonify.

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Microlearning: What is it? And What Benefits does it Offer?

Learnkit

With the average attention span in North America dropping from 12 seconds in 2000 to 8 seconds in 2015 , the demand for shorter, more engaging training is higher than ever! Since this method of learning provides small bits of knowledge at a time, it’s best used for delivering information that learners need to retain.