The Game Agency

JUNE 18, 2019

TGA won 1 Gold award and 2 Silver in the categories of Cognitive Skills, K-12 Education and Social and Emotional Learning. We appreciate the awards we have received from Serious Play, Learning Solutions, DevLearn, Brandon Hall, and others. We are especially thrilled to see each game being played in thousands of North American schools.

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Mike Taylor

JULY 1, 2022

In an effort to make your tests better measures of meaningful learning, consider the two criteria of effective tests: v alidity and reliability. A study published in Scientific Reports suggests that coffee has beneficial effects on cognitive function, and it may do this by reorganizing brain functional connectivity.

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Ashley Chiasson

OCTOBER 26, 2017

I’m at DevLearn all week long, so I’ll be recapping each day/session I attend. Morning Buzz: Building a Partnership With SMEs – Ashley Chiasson. Keynote: Technology and Storytelling: Making a Difference in the Digital Age – LeVar Burton. DO I EVEN HAVE TO TELL YOU WHO LEVAR BURTON IS?! Star Trek…Reading Rainbow?!

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Mike Taylor

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Memorable Feedback: Lessons from Cognitive Psychology in Selective Attention. Effective Strategies for Managing Information Overload. Tune into this conversation with digital wellness expert Julia Soffa on effective strategies you can adopt to overcome information overload. DevLearn – October 24-28. Help me improve.

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Mike Taylor

JUNE 17, 2022

Retrieval practice before generative learning is more effective than the reverse order. In a recent article in Learning and Instruction , Julian Roelle, Linda Froese, Rebecca Krebs, Niklas Obergassel, and Julia Waldeyer published an article discussing the effects of sequencing retrieval practice and generative learning.

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eLearning Brothers

JUNE 7, 2018

A thought leader and sought-after expert on the application of cognitive science research to learning and performance, he has over 30 years of experience. If you attend his session at DevLearn 2018 you will receive a certificate of participation! . DevLearn Pre-Conference Certificate Workshop | Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

I pitched an idea that I’ve found exciting to the eLearning Guild, and they gave me the opportunity to present it at their DevLearn conference. Several things cognitive, and several things technological. We realize that most active cognition includes external representations, contextual cues, and shared responsibility.

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Mike Taylor

JULY 23, 2021

Tom Sherrington takes a look at this question and a recent report from the Education Endowment Foundation on “ Cognitive Science Approaches in the Classroom ”. What does it mean to be ‘evidence-informed’ in teaching? Sign up for their newsletter while you’re there. Where You Can Find Me. You can send them here to sign up.

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Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 6, 2015

At the recent DevLearn conference, David Kelly spoke about his experiences with the Apple Watch. Now, first, I don’t have one because as with technology in general, I don’t typically acquire anything in particular until I know how it’s going to make me more effective. I welcome your feedback!

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Mike Taylor

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Gloom has no positive effects on ameliorating doom. Cognitive Coaching: Six mindset shifts trainers should make. It’s just that they hold mistaken beliefs about cognitive skills and too many rely on instructional techniques that can actually get in the way of successful performance and the development of expertise. Doom happens.

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Limestone Learning

DECEMBER 28, 2023

February 5–7, 2024: Learning & Development Executive Summit 2024 , New Orleans, LA The Learning & Development Executive Summit is an invitation-only, exclusive event for heads of learning, development, leadership development, talent management, and organizational effectiveness from Fortune 1000 and leading enterprise organizations.

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Mike Taylor

MAY 24, 2019

The general rationale for not using background music is that it increases harmful cognitive load. relevant prior knowledge) to hang the more complex information on, then they’ll start swimming using trial and error and then drown very quickly as they don’t know how to do it effectively.”. October 22-25: DevLearn.

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Mike Taylor

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

The Cognitive Science Behind Learning That Resonates: The AGES Model. The Cognitive Science Behind Learning That Resonates: The AGES Model. This can have the effect of increasing motivation and helping facilitate comprehension. These are a few of the resources from the workshop I led with Bianca Baumann at DevLearn last week.

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Rapid eLearning

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

In fact, that type of interactivity is an important part of building effective and interactive elearning courses. At this point, it’s not about the cognitive processing. October : Las Vegas (Devlearn). What’s the alternative? Seriously, I can understand their perspective but I don’t agree with their derision. Weekly Updates.

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eLearning Brothers

OCTOBER 12, 2017

We have our very own Learning Stage at DevLearn this year! Games deliver lots of actionable data to measure effectiveness, both individually and through group learning, showing gaps and areas to optimize for a continuous cycle of improvement. How games stimulate mental cognition and produce positive brain changes.

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Experiencing eLearning

DECEMBER 8, 2020

One of the attendees asked that great question during my DevLearn presentation. Sometimes, you want a single, large branching scenario; other times, a series of smaller scenarios may be more effective. If they’re novices and this is a brand new skill, several shorter scenarios will be easier to understand and more effective.

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Big Dog, Little Dog

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

We have new learning environments and tools that enable us to access knowledge more effectively and to share and collaborate in better ways. KM Asia: keynote on social computing - Dave Snowden of Cognitive Edge. Immersive Learning Simulations - DevLearn ILS slides. tags: devlearn elearning ). Training Zone.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 30, 2019

And, something again pointed me to the most comprehensive survey of educational effects. Meta-cognition strategies (.67). Frequent/effects of testing (.46). Reciprocal teaching and meta-cognition strategies coming out highly, a great outcome. Ultimately, of course, it expanded my understanding, which is always my desire.

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

He distills lessons from cognitive science, social networking, business strategy, futures research, and psychology to boost sales, improve customer service, and spark innovation. Conversation was a more effective teacher than school. The workhorse of the knowledge economy has been, and continues to be, informal learning.”.

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Learnnovators

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

He distills lessons from cognitive science, social networking, business strategy, futures research, and psychology to boost sales, improve customer service, and spark innovation. Conversation was a more effective teacher than school. The workhorse of the knowledge economy has been, and continues to be, informal learning.”.

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Learningtogo

OCTOBER 20, 2017

It is this relationship between space, emotion, memory, and cognition that I explore today. In effect, these cabbies have created a special mind palace to navigate London. These cognitive tasks are accelerated and enhanced through the development of better and better mental maps in the hippocampus. Don’t Be a Shoemaker’s Child.

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Mike Taylor

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The network effect is the most powerful force in the world. Simplifying Cognitive Load Theory. Adam Boxer ( @adamboxer1 ) takes a stab and simplifying the cognitive load theory. The product of lab-based randomized controlled trials, it is a theory from the specific academic discipline of Cognitive Science.

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Mike Taylor

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Last week’s most clicked item: What to do when cognitive overload threatens your productivity. Learning is a side effect of life. DevLearn – October 24-28. What I’m Listening to: This morning I’m really enjoying my recent discovery of Ph-wert which is a nice mellow playlist that is great to work along to.

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Knowledge Guru

AUGUST 29, 2017

Manage cognitive load by eliminating irrelevant or extraneous content? Check out my book , coauthored with Dr. Karl Kapp – Play to Learn: Everything You Need to Know About Designing Effective Learning Games, published by ATD Press 2017. Instructional Design Checklist. Tap into learner motivation? Provide relevant practice?

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Mike Taylor

OCTOBER 30, 2020

What does the research on organisational learning & the learning organisation tell us about what we can do to effectively holistically support learning in organisations? Collaborative presentation software – Pitch is a presentation app, enabling modern teams to craft and distribute beautiful presentations more effectively.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 18, 2016

We discussed the evolution of the mLevel game-based learning platform and how it has helped a number of companies increase the effectiveness of learning in their organizations. The mLevel platform has won numerous awards over the last few years, including Brandon Hall, DevLearn DemoFest, and Elearning! mLevel Studio.

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Limestone Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2017

The learning sciences and other sciences (psychology, cognitive, social and so on) deliver specific and actionable tactics to help with these looming challenges. However, the gap between the importance of competencies and effectiveness is mind-blowing, Brandon Hall Group’s 2017 Competency Planning and Management Study reveal.

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Limestone Learning

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The learning science—the marriage of psychology and brain science—is clear: XR technologies have the potential to provide cheaper and more effective healthcare training than traditional approaches. A methodology to measure program effectiveness. Create an effective Dashboard to guide your users to the right places in your LMS.

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Steve Howard

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

It is what it is, and is for me and my fellow DevLearners first and foremost. The second was DevLearn, run by the eLearning Guild. Someone is compiling a ‘tweet book’ of all the tweets posted about DevLearn that week. Beware, 1st one is great, but suffers from cognitive overload. • that* would take an entire book!!!

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