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Improving Instructional Design with Images, Illustrations, and Animation

eLearningMind

You’ve probably heard that the human brain processes images 60,000 times faster than text. Perhaps you even know that MIT found that the brain could recognize images in as little as 13 milliseconds—literally in the blink of an eye. But do you know why brains love images over other forms of information?

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Understanding How We Learn: Video vs. Text

fewStones

How Our Brains Process Information Remembering Things Remembering things is making mental notes in your brain. When you learn something, your brain takes snapshots using your senses, such as seeing, hearing, or feeling. It then stores these snapshots, a bit like putting photos into an album. Let’s get started!

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Friday Finds — Primitive Brain, ChatGPT Productivity, Steal Like an Artist

Mike Taylor

Last Week’s Most Clicked: Creating Better Video for Learning News & Notes Your Primitive Brain Doesn’t Want You to Break Bad Habits. Science Can Help Breaking bad habits can be tough due to our primitive brains, which are wired to seek pleasure and avoid pain. link] Concatible TikTok-ify YouTube videos.

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Tips for Storytelling in Learning

Experiencing eLearning

Brains switch off when we see a slide full of bullet points. Our brains are active for language processing but nothing else. When we hear stories, our brains light up all over–we experience a story as if we were part of it. Our brains are wired to learn from stories. A: Full bleed photos are good when you can.

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Plans

Technology Enhanced Learning Blog

Would this be in the form of, like the image above, a daily or weekly to-do list, or are your plans more strategic and long-term, where a list doesn’t work as well? I’m notoriously bad at keeping track of things in any format other than my brain. Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash.

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Attract Students’ Attention in 30 Seconds or Less

Experiencing eLearning

Staged and cliched images set a certain tone for your session. Zoom in: even with generic photos, you can focus on a small part and get a different feel. Add a human touch: images without technology. Add a human touch: images without technology. Question: Where do you go to find images? Avoid Fake Photography.

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What’s the real cost of eye candy?

Making Change

” However, making those images cuts into the time you need to design a challenging activity. It’s strong for the eyes but weak for the brain. Activity 1: Graphics and slides ate my brain. Activity 2: Just one photo and lots more brain. Click the image to play the activity.

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