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Theory or Research?

Clark Quinn

For instance, the work on worked examples comes from John Sweller’s Cognitive Load theory. The approach I discuss in things like my Learning Experience Design workshops is a synthesis of theories as well. It’s an eclectic mix including the above mentioned, Cognitive Flexibility, Elaboration, ARCS, and more.

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If the spacing effect is so great, why is nobody using it?

Learning Pool

Cognitive psychology, when it got going in the 1960s, further backed up the theory, giving a mechanism to explain how and why the effect works – with the spacing of learning helping to move our recollections from short-term (or working) memory into the long-term store. appeared first on Learning Pool. We use spaced practice.

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What instructional designers need to know about blended learning

Matrix

In the understandable desire to cover all bases, L&D professionals make the mistake of adding massive cognitive overload and losing employee engagement from day one. SMEs need to play an active part in organizational learning. Coaching and mentoring are also very good both for the company and for the people involved.

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Organizational terms

Clark Quinn

Organizational engineering is a phrase that popped to mind (similar to learning engineering). And, coming from cognitive psychology, that sounds good, with a caveat. In addition to systems thinking and and decision-making, there’s an emphasis on organizational learning and on coaching, so it appears more human-focused.

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Harry Levinson 1922-2012

The Performance Improvement Blog

We lost one of the giants in the study of organizational learning and performance this week. Harry Levinson died at the age of 90 after a long and productive career making organizational leaders aware of the importance of psychological dynamics to their employees and themselves. Harry Levinson.

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Learning in 2024 #LRN2024

Clark Quinn

I expect they’re seeing more info dump/knowledge test, more and more ‘ click to learn more ‘, more tarted-up drill-and-kill. What is the most significant change technology has made to organizational learning in the past decade? What are the most significant challenges facing organizational learning today?

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Free learning & development webinars for December 2021

Limestone Learning

However, it’s a cognitive challenge for remote and on-site employees to engage equally in a synchronous workplace. PT: Is Your Learning Driving Performance? At its core, organizational learning exists to improve the performance of the workforce and the performance of the business. Tuesday, December 14, 2021, 10 a.m.–11

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