eLearningMind

OCTOBER 1, 2021

UX designers are the rock stars of the design world: they’re the folks who worry about user experience on everything from phone apps to toasters to your car’s coffee cup holders. In the corporate world, LxDs, or Learning Experience Designers, are the rock stars in the eLearning space. What is Learning Experience Design (LxD)?

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TalentLMS

APRIL 2, 2024

In the realm of workplace learning, L&D and Instructional Design work together like a lock and key. And Instructional Design shapes learning experiences that unlock new skills. Yet, instructional design often gets boxed into eLearning development—as if it’s only about churning out online courses.

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Hurix Digital

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Having said that, we’ll dive deeper into experiential learning design, the best practices and strategies to implement to create compelling educational content, and more. This approach to learning distinguishes itself from cognitive and behavioral theories by adopting a more comprehensive viewpoint. So, let’s get started!

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eLearningMind

JANUARY 15, 2021

UX designers are the rock stars of the design world: they’re the folks who worry about user experience on everything from phone apps to toasters to your car’s coffee cup holders. In the corporate world, LxDs, or Learning Experience Designers, are the rock stars in the eLearning space. . What is Learning Experience Design (LxD)?

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TalentLMS

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Learners must be able to put their knowledge to use outside the virtual classroom, and simulating real world challenges is one of the best ways to achieve this. In this article, I’ll shed light on the situated cognition theory, from its core principles to tips that will help you use it in your next eLearning course.

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eLearning Industry

MARCH 16, 2022

What is cognitive load and what is the impact it has on what learners can retain? This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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eLearning Industry

JULY 31, 2019

But with the right eLearning design, you can create quality content for your learners. Information overload has an adverse effect on the learning process and retention. Employees tend to lose interest in your course when it gets flooded with content. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Origin Learning

OCTOBER 15, 2014

What is cognitive load theory (CLT)? ‘Cognitive’ means mental and ‘load’ means burden, so this theory basically studies the mental load that the human brain faces when learning happens. This is what a schema does: it helps in shedding some of the cognitive load. Extraneous.

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Learnnovators

AUGUST 9, 2023

I’ve always been fascinated with the idea of learner engagement. If you do anything remotely connected with instructional design, you would be too. Because it’s engagement that opens up the gates to learner involvement in the course. But unfortunately today, the term learner engagement gets bandied about meaninglessly.

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This is particularly true with cognitive research. Which underpins why it makes sense to talk about Learning Experience Design (LXD) and not just instructional design. We’re recognizing that the our cognition is more than just in our head. We need to account for complexity in learning design approaches.

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Learningtogo

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

This is an example of what we call “cognitive overload.”. Cognitive Load Theory was introduced by John Sweller to explain why people have so much more difficulty learning complex content. We make use of his work today whenever we talk about “ chunking ” as part of our design. However, the concept has wider applications.

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Capytech

OCTOBER 7, 2021

10 Tips to Prevent Cognitive Overload in E-Learning. In a previous blog, we explained cognitive load theory and looked at ways to identify if cognitive overload is a problem in your existing e-learning courses. Preventing Cognitive Overload from Occurring When Designing New E-Learning Courses. Focus on the Topic.

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B Online Learning

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Research into our cognitive architecture has lead to the development of Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) and related guidelines which, when applied, results in more efficient learning. Three Types of Cognitive Load. Germane – which allows cognitive resources to be put towards learning. al, 2006, p.342).

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 6, 2023

This post includes links on game design, branching scenario tools and templates, ChatGPT prompts for ID, AI tools, learning science, engagement, and the “magic email” for freelancers and consultants. When designing eLearning games using interactive stories, ask yourself the following six questions: What’s the point?

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Clark Quinn

JULY 24, 2018

In my last post , I talked about situated cognition. A second, and related, cognitive revelation is that thinking is distributed between our heads and the world. Hutchins, in his Cognition in the Wild, documented a variety of ways that our thinking is an artefact of our tools and our models. This is also true for learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 2, 2024

Scenario-based learning is one way to provide that practice with feedback to help learners improve their performance. Motivation through Relevance: Explore how immediate applicability boosts learner motivation. Upcoming events Morning Buzz: Designing and Developing Scenarios. Tuesday, April 23, 7:30-8:15 EDT.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

APRIL 22, 2024

Yet, we often develop learning experiences that exclude a significant portion of our learners—those with disabilities. It’s not as if designers and developers are heartless beasts who think that people with disabilities deserve to be left out. Providing interpreters would be the best accommodation for these learners.

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Magic EdTech

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Cognitive load theory in Instructional Design comes to the rescue. It prescribes a scientific way to design learning materials at a pace and level of complexity that the learner can fully understand. Cognitive load relates to the amount of information the working memory can hold. Sounds very familiar, right?

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InSync Training

JULY 14, 2014

In this post we''ll explore cognitive presence and roles we play on the critical inquiry path leading toward higher levels of learning. Fostering Critical Thinking Skills with Cognitive Presence. Pedagogy'

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

To have measurable impact requires designing solutions to achieve change. Similarly, if learners can’t perform under all the necessary situations, we can’t realize the full benefit. Similarly, there are guidelines for designing performance support solutions. Together, measurement and design are the tools we need to apply.

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Convergence Training

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

From time to time, we run an article in our Instructional Design Basics series to help you learning designers out there (whatever you call yourself…instructional designers, learning experience designers, learning engineers, etc.) What Is Cognitive Load? Some cognitive load is good.

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Magic EdTech

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Cognitive load theory, Instructional Design theory comes to the rescue, it prescribes a scientific way to design learning materials at a pace and level of complexity that the learner can fully understand. Cognitive load relates to the amount of information the working memory can hold. Sounds very familiar, right?

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The eLearning Coach

MARCH 4, 2019

Seen through the lens of cognitive load, there are three aspects of collaborative learning to consider during design: the learning task, the individual learners and the group.

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InSync Training

MARCH 7, 2017

When designing learning for virtual classrooms or a blended learning program, one of your primary missions is to capture and maintain the attention of your learners. This can be challenging in a space that is still new to many learners.

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Mike Taylor

AUGUST 4, 2023

What I’m Listening To: The Wallows is another discovery that I’ve made courtesy of my “official music consultant” (my daughter) Last Week’s Most Clicked: Using Images in Visual Design News & Notes Cognitive Bias Cheatsheet Our brains use cognitive biases as a way to save energy and cognitive resources.

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KnowledgeOne

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Do you know what a cognitive bias is and how many there are to date? Are you aware that certain cognitive biases must be taken seriously in the teaching world? Can you tell a cognitive bias from a myth? Cognitive biases are perceptual distortions that can be said to be to our mind what optical illusions are to our visual system.

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Mike Taylor

JULY 14, 2023

Extraneous load is about the task’s design or environment. Cognitive load is influenced by motivation, task elements, and background knowledge. Become a better designer in 5 minute lessons Join 50,000+ people learning design in short, practical lessons. It has three types: intrinsic, extraneous, and germane load.

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Mike Taylor

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

This article gives you some research-based insights that can help inform your camera policy and course design decisions. What to do when cognitive overload threatens your productivity. This article from Atlassian offers some productivity tips to combat cognitive overload. Read about which is better – cameras on or off.

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Wahoo Learning

MAY 17, 2023

This is where outsourcing eLearning content development to instructional designers can be beneficial. From sculpting a curriculum that provides a concise learning path to combining current learning technology with cognitive learning practices, highly skilled instructional designers are vital assets to a successful eLearning program.

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CourseArc

APRIL 18, 2024

Learners often have limited time to spend on training, so when they engage with courses, the experience needs to be straightforward and easy to navigate. Prioritizing the Learner Imagine handing learners a training manual filled with dense, jargon-heavy text and lengthy explanations. is the Executive Director of Oleb Books.

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Clark Quinn

JUNE 28, 2022

Learning Experience Design (LXD), I argue, is the elegant integration of learning science with engagement. Specifically, how do we engage people already actively designing? You could talk about the cognitive underpinnings , the implications for the elements of learning, or via the changes in the design process.

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eLearning Industry

MARCH 29, 2022

There is a lot of research in cognitive science and psychology that shows that if testing is conducted in the right way it can be an exceptionally effective way to enhance learning. What is the importance of testing for learning? It is a method to measure/evaluate how much we know and it completes the learning cycle.

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Hurix Digital

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the past, instructional design was employed for creating learning materials when learning was often considered dull and challenging. However, the landscape has evolved, and we now embrace learning experience design, a transformative approach that immerses learners, making the process genuinely intriguing.

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Clark Quinn

JANUARY 24, 2023

Many years ago, I led the learning design of an online course on speaking to the media. Still, there were some clever design factors in it. So here are some thoughts on learners as learning evaluators. So here are some thoughts on learners as learning evaluators. The challenge is the result of two conflicting challenges.

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ID Mentors

MARCH 27, 2019

Cognitive load theory is credited to the work and research of John Sweller in the 1980s. In this article, I try and decode it to help Instructional Designers understand the concept and apply it when they design learning material. Hopefully, this will reduce Cognitive Load! Hopefully, this will reduce Cognitive Load!

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Coreaxis

APRIL 12, 2021

This is a great example of how cognitive diversity can drive innovative thinking by encouraging employees to take their experience and expertise from one area and apply them to another. Embracing cognitive diversity and difference is the foundation of critical and creative thinking. Cognitive Diversity Drives Problem Solving.

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