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Digital tribes

Learning with e's

Communication, including speech, clothing and actions all serve to signal our cultural identities and group membership (Pahl and Rowsell, 2006). According to Dawkins (1976) key actions and thinking patterns of members of a culture are influenced by a contagious patterns of information known as ‘memes’. and Lukose, R. Dawkins, R.

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Learning Science: The Coherence Principle Decoded

Mike Taylor

In a 2006 study by Richard E. Paul Ayres, “Can the use of cognitive load theory and deliberate practice explain the performance patterns of novices learning to suture?” This results in cognitive overload, where a learner’s working memory is so bogged down with unnecessary elements that they fail to grasp the core ideas.

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Teaching Expert Learners

Kapp Notes

For example, in a previous blog entry I noted that expert chess players have access to over 50,000 configurations of Chess pieces on a board and can easily remember where chess pieces are mid-game because of these patterns. 2006) Efficiency in Learning: Evidence-based guidelines to manage cognitive load. References. [1] 1] Clark, R.,

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Where I Get Blog Post Ideas

Experiencing eLearning

I’ve been blogging since December 2006–seventeen years ago! Create patterns for easier planning I also follow some general patterns. I don’t follow these patterns rigidly, but they give me a starting point for planning and scheduling. These patterns reduce the cognitive effort of planning.

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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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Gamification of Learning and Training

Kapp Notes

Game mechanics, scoring, points, time elements, pattern seeking, item matching, content ratings are quickly working their way into almost every element of life. In 2006, Google created a game to help it tag pictures and photos on the web. One huge proponent of the movement is Jesse Schell, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

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An interview with Julia Boorstin, CNBC correspondent and author of ‘When Women Lead’

CLO Magazine

Julia Boorstin is CNBC’s senior media and tech correspondent and has been an on-air reporter for the network since 2006. It’s also important for men to understand the challenges women face around stereotype and pattern matching. These leadership approaches work — and men should benefit from them as well.