IT Training Department Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

Nope, we’re here to talk about cognitive load theory which is essential to understand and always keep top of mind when building training. Understanding cognitive load theory thoroughly is essential for the effective design of corporate IT training programs. This is where cognitive load theory comes into play.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Think a 13 hour Lord of the Rings Movie Marathon. You have a rider -- the conscious, verbal thinking brain -- and the elephant -- the automatic, emotional, visceral brain. Higher cognitive load in one group vs. the other who had easy math tasks. We think it has to do with brain glucose. Your brain on Tetris.

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Clark Quinn

APRIL 17, 2019

That is, a new model that says that that our brains work to minimize surprise. But horror movies or thrillers? Cognitive science models suggest that this should work! :). Some weeks back, I posted about surprise. We learn so as not to be wrong. And that made sense in one way, but left another gap. To turn it around.

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eLearningMind

DECEMBER 19, 2022

It might sound familiar for your favorite novel or the last movie you saw, but what does this mean for your training materials? This journey elicits an Angel’s Cocktail of chemicals in your learner’s brains—dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphins—making the learning more meaningful and engaging. What is the Role of Storytelling in Training?

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Roundtable Learning

MARCH 8, 2024

We all have that friend who likes to talk during movies. Cognitive overload is very real, and including massive blocks of text in an AR or VR program can stifle the learning process and overwhelm learners with too much information all at once. Let’s review what doesn’t belong in your XR training content.

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TOPYX LMS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

For example, think of your favorite movies. In her article The Role of Emotions in Learning , she wrote, “When the limbic system interprets a situation as being ‘safe’, it facilitates learning by releasing another set of chemicals that open the higher cognitive centers of the brain, namely, the cortical region.

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IT Training Department Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Have you ever watched a movie that has five plot lines going at the same time? That’s because our brains are infinitely powerful, but there’s a limit to how much we can grasp and/or remember at any given time. In the world of learning science, this is often known as cognitive load theory. It becomes overwhelming.

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Convergence Training

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

How long do you go without watching a movie at the cinema, viewing a film on Netflix, or playing a video game? Visuals, Dual-Channel Coding, and the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning. Or even consider music–don’t you often experience music in a music video, or while watching a stage full of dancers? Custom Training →.

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Litmos

MAY 21, 2020

There’s a tight coupling with how our brains work. It’s not about long-form content except perhaps movies on mass transportation or podcasts while driving or exercising. They meet different cognitive needs, and require separate approaches. And, more importantly, what’s involved in making small learnings work?

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eLearning Brothers

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Now we’re seeing a shift towards Brain Friendly teaching, which involves using cognitive research to better understand how our brains work, in order to teach more effectively. This helps prevent cognitive overload and will allow your learners to process the information they’ve just received. Take a break.

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Vignettes Learning

JANUARY 28, 2017

Read: Weaving Stories and Factual Content for Seamless Lessons While a story per se is a powerful instructional tool, its power to move the listener emotionally, cognitively, and behaviorally largely depends on how the storyteller narrates it. Why are children obsessed with the movie “Frozen”? The following tips are helpful.

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OpenSesame

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Have you ever watched an animated movie or played a video game and felt uncomfortable, like something was not quite right? When a figure that looks like a human moves or talks differently than we would expect a human to act, we encounter an “error” in our brains and try to distance ourselves from that error.

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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. Spaced repetition strategy is practiced in EdApp through Brain Boost. that can be used on movie tickets, food, and many others. Break down lessons into bite-sized form.

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 1, 2009

In a previous post, I shared a little about cognitive load and how to get your learners to remember more. This makes sense because you’re giving the brain a lot of audio information to process at the same time. My guess is that the brain quickly learns to filter it, the same why I do to my kids when I watch boxing.

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KnowledgeOne

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The thing is that it’s not a matter of deciding to take a break that makes our brain follow suit… The good news is that neuroscience has recently given us the keys to understanding better how we deplete our cognitive resources and what strategies we can use to replenish them. This brain that we ask too much of.

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2016

It activates the same part of the brain that lights up, so to speak, when it experiences cognitive dissonance — that moment of mental distress, when, for instance, you’re being told one thing but see something that’s contradictory to it. That’s not terribly hard to believe considering that human brains are wired to seek balance.

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Experiencing eLearning

JANUARY 25, 2022

Ask the Cognitive Scientist | American Federation of Teachers. In addition to the research examples, he explains elements of story as found in movies and explains how these can be applied in learning. Research summary: How stories improve learning. Daniel Willingham summarizes some of the research on how stories can improve learning.

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OpenSesame

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Have you ever watched an animated movie or played a video game and felt uncomfortable, like something was not quite right? When a figure that looks like a human moves or talks differently than we would expect a human to act, we encounter an “error” in our brains and try to distance ourselves from that error.

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CLO Magazine

MAY 11, 2017

Our cognitive strengths are pattern-matching and meaning-making, while computers instead excel at performing rote tasks and complex calculations. It helps if there’s a solid understanding of the cognitive science behind learning. Culture: Unlike the movie “Field of Dreams,” it’s not a case of, “If you build it, they will come.”

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OpenSesame

MAY 28, 2014

Charge the Brain Up. Research into cognition and common sense both tell us that there are some things that draw people’s attention and help us to remember. That’s what this final episode is all about—things that add a spark of interest to training because our brains crave them. Involve aspects of storytelling and narratives.

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Vignettes Learning

AUGUST 24, 2015

How would you like to learn the way they do in the blockbuster movie "The Matrix"? Was there ever a time when you just want to download a whole bunch of information-minus the hole at the back of your neck-into your brain and viola!? Most people acquire most of their knowledge in smaller pieces."

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OpenSesame

MAY 28, 2014

Charge the Brain Up. Research into cognition and common sense both tell us that there are some things that draw people’s attention and help us to remember. That’s what this final episode is all about—things that add a spark of interest to training because our brains crave them. Involve aspects of storytelling and narratives.

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Coorpacademy

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Luc de Brabandere has already co-edited several courses on Coorpacademy, such as Organizing and Facilitating a Creativity Session and Cognitive biases: thinking traps. We have to remember that the human brain has two speeds. Those two brains don’t work together and keep fighting each other. It is essential.

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KnowledgeOne

DECEMBER 16, 2021

This is in addition to a growing interest in more humane approaches to teaching that take into account the fact that cognition and emotions are inseparable, contrary to what we have long believed… So, learners and teachers, here are some tips from the latest research for optimal learning! Tips for learners. and Attention in numbers ).

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KnowledgeOne

JULY 14, 2021

That said, it’s not a matter of wanting to rest that will make our brains follow through… In fact, knowing the modus operandi of our minds is essential to being able to rest and recuperate intelligently. ” Know the “active mode” and the “resting mode” of the brain.

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Learningtogo

JULY 24, 2017

Historical Methods of Studying the Brain. The realization that the brain is key to understanding human behavior led to practices that might seem horrifying today, like drilling holes into the skull to treat depression, or “reading” the bumps on the head to understand the inner workings of the mind. Is the Brain an Unknowable Black Box?

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Clive on Learning

APRIL 5, 2007

As a tool for presenting visual aids (photos, diagrams, illustrations, charts, animations, movies) it works perfectly and will enhance the majority of presentations. After all, images are powerful. Now I was always told that, as a general rule, to use visual aids to present text is a sign of defeat.

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Limestone Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

AR can combine images, sound, movies, games, search engines, databases, social media, and the web, and explode them across the physical world, revealing invisible stories around products, processes, and operations. Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 12PM – 1PM PT : Augmented!

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

JUNE 14, 2010

Michelangelo’s secret message in the Sistine Chapel: A juxtaposition of God and the human brain - Scientific American , May 27, 2010. Why so many artists have lazy eyes, and other things art can teach us about the brain - Scientific American , June 4, 2010. Education 2.0: iPhone App Sales, Exposed - TechCrunch , May 16, 2010.

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Jay Cross

APRIL 3, 2013

In 1957, an enterprise named Precon Process and Equipment Corporate, in New Orleans, started offering the placement of subliminal messages in advertisements and movies—messages not perceived by consciousness but containing sufficient influence to get somebody to pay for their being there. The Bomb of Psychology. Consciousness.

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CommLab India

JULY 15, 2016

Well, movie-based learning will help you gain the attention span of your sales force as it creates a deeper neural connection with the content. Studies show that the human brain processes information easily and stores it for later recall when received in the form of movies. What is movie-based learning? Evokes emotions.

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eLearning Learning Posts

MARCH 16, 2010

The brain takes 15 minutes to declutter itself and prepare for a deep dive, yet many tasks get less than that time before the first interruption! The Science Behind Learning: Cognitive Tips and How Tos for Corporate Training , February 28, 2010. Moodle and iPhone update: the movie , March 8, 2010. Mobile Learning (22).

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Spark Your Interest

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

It’s more akin to taking a novel and converting it into a movie. Adapting your existing content is like adapting a novel to a movie. “Converting existing content for e learning is like adapting a novel to a movie.” But writing e learning content is not the same as writing for other forms of media.

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eLearningArt

JUNE 17, 2019

To avoid cognitive overload (brain fatigue), you may need to select less important details to leave out so learners can focus on the essentials. Dr. Distracted driving deaths are directly related to cognitive load theory (CLT). Tip: think like a movie script writer. You can save a life or your eLearning with CLT.

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IT Training Department Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Nobody has to concentrate and understand complex ideas for a movie. The level of concentration and cognitive effort when learning something new cannot be compared to entertainment. At 30 minutes our brain starts to tune out. Yes, there can be complex storylines, but that’s still not comparable to learning.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

MAY 20, 2024

The brain’s organizational system is highly efficient, filing away everything in its designated place. So, if our brain can’t find a place for the information, it decides the information is clutter, and it gets rid of it. It won’t find a hook to hang on in the learner’s long-term memory.

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KnowledgeOne

JUNE 18, 2024

Designing online courses that successfully engage and educate learners requires a deep understanding of how the brain processes information. Design for Cognitive Load Simplify visuals and avoid overloading information. Movie scriptwriter. Promote Social Learning Facilitate peer collaboration and discussions. Strategist.

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