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Creating Better Content with Lessons Learned from Brain Research

CourseArc

Creating Better Content with Lessons Learned. from Brain Research. The brain is arguably one of the most complex organs of the body, and one we still do not fully understand. That’s why continued research is incredibly important for various reasons—from medical and technological advancements to informing how we learn.

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Best Practices to Ensure Successful Custom e-Learning Development

Infopro Learning

Creating a perfect balance of the content types is important to developing an interesting and fresh e-learning course. Prior experience with online learning: Individuals having prior experience with traditional learning may take some time to generate interest in e-learning. Evaluate the course’s effectiveness.

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Chunking Information to Design eLearning

B Online Learning

This blog post covers a recent online conversation I had with an attendee at one of our eLearning Design Essentials workshops. Chunking refers to the strategy of breaking down information into bite-sized pieces so that human brain can easily digest the new information. One of the ways we achieve this is through ‘chunking’.

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BOGEYMEN OF INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

Learnnovators

I’ve been an Instructional Designer for many years now. After all, design lives in the space where there is no formulaic answer. And Instructional Designers work with the unknown and the unfamiliar on a daily basis. Starting the list off gently, this designer is not really that bad. They’re just. Unexciting. The Droner.

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Blog Roundup: Instructional Design

LearnDash

Wondering where to get started with designing your course? This may sound like an odd sticking point for an online educator, but it’s a situation we encounter every day. They want to share their knowledge, but they don’t know how to take what’s in their brain and translate it into a course others can learn from.

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Hidden Artists – Do we underestimate the role of design in e-learning?

Learning Pool

The Death of E-learning – A Learning Pool Podcast An irreverent look at what’s going on in the world of online learning. We cut through the bluster to get to the heart of what online learning should be – and what it shouldn’t. It’s design time! appeared first on Learning Pool.

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4 Lessons from Digital Learning – How Digital Learning is Transforming Our World and Rewiring our Brains

Learningtogo

The same brain that can be such a remarkable, proactive learning machine can become lazy and passive – particularly if passivity and conformity are rewarded generation after generation. Your brain is constantly predicting future outcomes and evaluating their likelihood. Your brain is like a heat-seeking missile.

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