Learning Visions

MAY 24, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Thursday, May 24, 2007 Brain Plasticity & Cognitive Abilities Ive just read Richard Nantels post The Ultimate Pretest in which he talks about his interest in brain plasticity. Is cognitive ability plastic? We got Wii!

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Clark Quinn

AUGUST 11, 2020

When I originally was talking about mobile, I was doing so from a perspective of augmenting our brains. It’s about not just courses on a phone, but: Augmenting formal learning: extending it. Performance support: cognitive augmentation. Social: tapping into the power of social and informal learning.

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KnowledgeOne

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

At its core, the human brain is wired to seek stability and predictability, which are foundational for psychological safety and stress reduction. The brain thrives on structure and patterns, making a phased approach to learning and integration more effective. Author: Doru Lupeanu Marketing Director @KnowledgeOne. Strategist.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 10, 2018

L&D should be the business unit with the best understanding of our brains (except, perhaps, in a neurology company, e.g. medical, or a cognitive company, e.g. AI). Look, cognitive science is somewhat complex. Look, cognitive science is somewhat complex. And I’ve argued that’s a key role.

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Consciousness is an interesting artifact of our cognitive architecture. It’s a phenomena ew pretty much all experience, but the actual mechanism about how, or where, it arises in our brain is still a mystery. How do we have this perception of a serial narrative in our head, but our brain is massively parallel?

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KnowledgeOne

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The 3 main chronological processes of long-term memory: Encoding: This is the processing of information from our senses so that it can be stored in memory. Storage (consolidation): This is the maintenance of the information learned after it has been sufficiently repeated by the brain. Deciphering the Brain.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 31, 2018

Social: Conner & Bingham’s The New Social Learning and Jane Bozarth’s Social Media for Trainers. Going Broader: Informal: Jay Cross’ Informal Learning. Talking about the rest of learning besides formal. Or the behavioral economics stuff.

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Learningtogo

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

As we all know, informal learning in a social setting is one of the most powerful ways to change behavior and learn new skills, yet many of us struggle to find those opportunities for our own development. Membership in ATD , at the local and global levels, is one way to plan for your own development as a learning professional.

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Learning Visions

MAY 9, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Way back in May when I first posted this I was coming at the concept of using multiple representations as a way to address different "learning styles." Learning Styles as Fortune Telling I'm getting emotional about e-Learning!

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The Learning Circuits

JULY 1, 2010

There's been a lot of discussion around cognitive theory and "how the brain learns." But even with all of that discussion there's a question of whether people are really making changes to the design of their online learning. So, it should look like: Tony Karrer - e-Learning 2.0

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Adobe Captivate

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

It was written in 2000 but it contains some great foundational information. Chapter 1: “ Learning: From Speculation to Science ,” from How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School , by Bransford, Brown, and Cocking.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Informal Learning: Are We Missing a HUGE Opportunity? with Bob Mosher of Learning Guide Solutions, presented by Massachusetts Chapter of ISPI and sponsored by Kineo. The classic cognitive chunk of recall 7 +/- 2 tidbits of information. This real-live event happened October 21 in Westford, MA. He had 2 1/2 minutes!

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Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 29, 2007

Chris Brannigan of Caspian Learning alerted me to Cognitive Fitness , an article by Roderick Gilkey and Clint Kilts in the Harvard Business Review, which you can download online for US$6.50. The byline to the article gives you the gist: "New research in neuroscience shows you how to stay sharp by exercising your brain."

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Zephyr Learning

JUNE 25, 2013

Marc Prinsky will tell you that elearning engagement is about having learning fun and he is right to a certain extent, but engagement is really about creating the desire for the person to learn, achieve and perform. Any type of learning must engage for it to succeed. True blended learning approach. Application.

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KnowledgeOne

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The Social Dimension in Online Learning. Cognitive Bias in Education: the Pygmalion Effect. 3 Cognitive Biases to Know in Education. The Importance of Emotions in Learning. Humour and Learning in 3 Questions. 7 Thoughts on Informal Learning. The Adult Brain Learns Best with Stories.

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Learnnovators

DECEMBER 16, 2015

That doesn’t mean that my learning from them is more compared to someone who prefers audio. To see our brains as more flexible and open than our preferences (and biases) would suggest. For learning professionals it presents even more opportunities. So where’s the ‘power’ behind the secret? Try auditory.

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The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

I’ve been caught in an immersive 3D Learning Environment! I guess the book, Learning in 3D, has kind of rewired my brain. According to the authors, Karl Kapp and Tony Driscoll, it’s just a matter of time until virtual immersive environments are commonly accepted as the learning mode of choice. Tweet This!

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Big Dog, Little Dog

MAY 4, 2009

Informal Learning: Directed and Flow Goals. People tend to fall into one of these two camps in terms of how they approach their own learning: Directed Learning Goals – specific focus. Flow Learning Goals – nonspecific, exploratory. See: Learning Goals : eLearning Technology - Tony Karrer.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

This maps much more closely to performance support than formal learning, and indeed mobile likely plays more of a role in performance support and social/informal learning, the companions for formal learning. It is useful to view computation conceptually as a complement to our cognitive systems.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 7, 2022

The Learning Development Accelerator (LDA) is a newer group, but focused on evidence-informed practices in L&D. In addition, check out the Learning Science Weekly newsletter. I also read the Learning and the Brain blog , although that focuses more on education than workplace training. Conferences.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Informal Learning Flow. Next month, a new aggregator on Working Smarter from Internet Time Alliance , sponsored by Xyleme , will replace Informal Learning Flow. Top 10 TED Videos - Workplace Learning Today , September 10, 2010. The Most Creative Brains are Slow - Eide Neurolearning Blog , September 13, 2010.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

JANUARY 29, 2010

Top Informal Learning links for the first month of 2010. Knowledge sharing across silos: Part II - Cognitive Edge , January 12, 2010. The End of the Industrial Training Era - Informal Learning , January 2, 2010. Blogging as an Exercise of the Brain - Irving Wladawsky-Berger , January 2, 2010.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

MARCH 1, 2010

Best of Informal Learning Flow. Brain surgery boosts spirituality - Scientific American , February 10, 2010. The evolution of Cynefin over a decade - Cognitive Edge , February 7, 2010. Informal learning from the horse’s mouth - Informal Learning , February 3, 2010.

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STRIVR

JULY 20, 2021

Even with the significant changes to how our world works, VR is a cornerstone of corporate learning today and a foundation for where things are headed. The content and experiences provided in a VR headset offer a safe and informative learning space for a new manager. What can you do with a VR headset?

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Ed App

JUNE 20, 2019

A more supportive learning environment. An informal learning environment allows learners to experience on-the-job-like training, without face-to-face communication. Avoids cognitive overload. Cognitive overload refers to too much information being fed to employees at any given time.

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KnowledgeOne

APRIL 14, 2021

The basis of social-cognitive theory. This notion is at the heart of his social-cognitive theory, which explains human development and functioning through continuous and reciprocal interactions between personal, behavioural and environmental (or contextual) factors. ” Related articles: The importance of emotions in learning.

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Designing Digitally

APRIL 17, 2017

Repetition is the best way to retain new information. Learning games give users the chance to try different actions over and over again until the concept is understood. . When the cognitive portion of the brain is engaging in tandem with the emotional portion of the brain, the greatest learning happens. .

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Clark Quinn

JANUARY 12, 2010

Once we go beyond that, it seems to me that there’s a plausible case to be made that all our informal learning also needs to be organized from a problem-solving perspective. What does that mean? Functional fixedness and set-effects are just two of the traps. Functional fixedness and set-effects are just two of the traps.

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Litmos

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

My editor here on the SAP Litmos blog, Samantha Lang , commented that she had been hearing quite a bit about “group versus individual learning” the previous week at a learning conference, and wondered whether I had anything to say on the subject. This is the cognitive story. How social learning works. When have I not ?

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Litmos

AUGUST 14, 2018

This happens as an artifact of our cognitive architecture, optimized through the choice of challenges and feedback. (In A rule of thumb is that things based upon how our brains work is a good starting point. Cognitively informed learning and performance design, and powerful technology provide us the opportunities.

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Big Dog, Little Dog

JUNE 7, 2011

Formal and informal learning were supposed to be at odds which each other, even though each hour of formal learning spills over to four-hours of informal learning. All learning is social! While the majority of learning may be social we often still learn things on our own. Embodied Cognition.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

AUGUST 1, 2009

Informal Learning Flow Hot List. Brain Surgery Using Sound Waves - Technology Review Feed – Tech Review Top Stories , July 20, 2009. New skills for learning professionals - Informal Learning , July 1, 2009. Complexity in Government - Cognitive Edge , July 22, 2009. July 1, 2009 to July 30, 2009.

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Vignettes Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Neuroimaging studies and measurement of brain chemical transmitters reveal that students' comfort level can influence information transmission and storage in the brain (Thanos et al.,

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Jay is the Johnny Appleseed of informal learning. Jay has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix. A champion of informal learning and systems thinking, Jay’s calling is to create happier, more productive workplaces.

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KnowledgeOne

JULY 29, 2021

In contrast, low expectations tend to have the opposite effect (see Cognitive biases in education: the Pygmalion effect ). Cognitive Bias in Education: the Pygmalion Effect. Modelling or learning through observation. The importance of emotions in learning. Collaborative learning in 3 questions. Why Are We Cheating?

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Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

They still embrace an engaging, highly visual approach but also incorporate recent understanding of cognitive load, strategically combining text, audio and images for greater effectiveness. Anyway, lets start our investigation with the unassuming victim. eLearning Today. The best of today’s elearning modules have learnt from past excesses.

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Ed App

MARCH 9, 2022

During self-paced learning, it’s important to prevent cognitive overload in which the brain is forced to absorb overwhelming information. Memory and learning go hand in hand – the more frequent and effective information is reinforced, the more effective learners absorb knowledge.

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