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Creating Better Content with Lessons Learned from Brain Research

CourseArc

from Brain Research. The brain is arguably one of the most complex organs of the body, and one we still do not fully understand. Understanding the brain helps us understand learning. What we know about how the brain functions has advanced by leaps and bounds since the 1990s (dubbed the Decade of the Brain by the U.S.

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In Celebration of Modern Learning Instructional Designers

InSync Training

Today, InSync Training hosts our first-ever Instructional Designer Day celebration. Have components of a blend that captured your attention and engaged your brain? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you need to thank an instructional designer ! I learned something valuable today!”?

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20+ More Books for Instructional Designers

Experiencing eLearning

In response to my list of 12+ Books for Instructional Designers , I received a lot of great suggestions for further reading. Instructional Design and Learning Design. Streamlined ID: A Practical Guide to Instructional Design : Miriam Larson suggested her book, co-authored with Barbara Lockee.

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The neuroscience of attention and why instructional designers should know about it

Matrix

Paying attention is no easy thing and grabbing and holding someone’s attention is even trickier. A fairly recent study calculated that the average attention span of a person has dropped from twelve to eight seconds, rendering us below the focusing capabilities of goldfish. How attention relates to memory.

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Give Your Microlearning Strategy a Makeover

Speaker: Margie Meacham

With disruptive technologies changing the nature of work, you’re facing pressure to produce more results with less – less time, smaller staffs, fewer resources and shorter learner attention spans. While microlearning may be a solution, it takes time and resources to rethink instructional design. You’ll learn….

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What is Learning Experience Design?

eLearningMind

What’s the difference between Learning Experience Design (LxD) and Instructional Design? You may have noticed that most job boards for eLearning companies list positions for Learning Experience Designers, rather than once-common Instructional Designers. Can learners access tools like Vimeo?

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Friday Finds — Animations & Learning, Attention Span, Learning Sciences

Mike Taylor

Last Week’s Most Clicked Do more with Google Docs News & Notes People Pay Attention Better Today Than 30 Years Ago — Really! Learn more → Do Instructional Animations Help or Hinder Learning? Introduction to Learning Sciences” explores how the brain learns, focusing on encoding, consolidating, and retrieving information.