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Situated Cognition In eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know

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The Situation Cognition Theory was first introduced by Brown, Collins, and Duguid in 1989, who suggest that learners should be immersed in eLearning activities and content that mimics real world situations. Cognitive Apprenticeships and communities of practice also go hand-in-hand with situated cognition.

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10 eLearning buzzwords you need to know!

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It involves learning in smaller steps, and goes hand-in-hand with traditional elearning. Activities that are micro-learning based usually feature short term lessons, projects or coursework that is designed to provide the student with bits of information. For more on Social Learning check our previous posts on-topic listed on this page.