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Friday Finds — Cognitive Load Research, Crafting Content, AIDC Conference

Mike Taylor

Learn more → From Brain to Business: Crafting Content That Captivates and Converts In this webinar “From Brain to Business: Crafting Content that Captivates and Converts,” Dr. Carmen Simon, shares the neuroscience behind effective content. Don’t like it? Share it with someone you don’t!

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Friday Finds —Cognitive Load, Slow Ideas, Plain Language

Mike Taylor

Cognitive load is influenced by motivation, task elements, and background knowledge. Cognitive load is influenced by motivation, task elements, and background knowledge. But it doesn’t cover convincing students to use effective study strategies. Keep it plain and understandable to engage your audience effectively.

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Why Psychology is Still Relevant in the Age of Neuroscience

Learningtogo

Cognitive science is a branch of psychology that attempts to explain human behavior by understanding how we think. Like cosmology, quantum physics , and many other branches of science, cognitive psychology employs models to describe something that can’t be directly observed. Book Your BrainyBot™ Discovery Session with Margie.

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New recommended readings

Clark Quinn

Of late, I’ve been reading quite a lot, and I’m finding some very interesting books. As to self-serving, unless you write an absolute mass best-seller, the money you make off books is trivial. The typically few hundred dollars I get a year for each book aren’t going to solve my financial woes!

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Beneath the surface

Clark Quinn

I’ve railed, e.g. in my book on myths , that our attention span hasn’t dropped down to 8 seconds. And, despite a newer book based upon research that suggests our attention span has dropped to 47 seconds, I think there’s more to it. For instance, attention is (largely; re: the cocktail party effect) volitional.

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Beneath the Surface

Upside Learning

I’ve railed, e.g. in my book on myths, that our attention span hasn’t dropped down to 8 seconds. And, despite a newer book based upon research that suggests our attention span has dropped to 47 seconds, I think there’s more to it. For instance, attention is (largely; re: the cocktail party effect) volitional.

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Benefits of Scenario-Based Learning

Experiencing eLearning

Here’s a selection of quotes on why scenarios are effective. Ruth Clark’s book Scenario-Based e-Learning: Evidence Based Guidelines for Online Workforce Learning explains how scenario-based elearning helps people learn new skills faster. Chapter 10 of Clark’s book asks, “Does scenario-based elearning work?”

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