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Cognitive Psychology Anyone?

The eLearning Coach

With this in mind, here are a few sites that feature cognitive psychology podcasts, research, articles and news. And just in case you’re new to this field, cognitive psychology is the discipline that examines our mental processes, such as attention, perception, memory and learning. Cognitive Daily. Cognitive Science Blog.

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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Online Course

LearnDash

In other words, knowing your material doesn’t guarantee you can teach it effectively. If you’re consistently posting to Facebook, think about adding an Instagram account. (We Many of our users are content experts, meaning they understand the material they’re presenting very well.

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Remember Recency?

Integrated Learnings

Cognitive theorists believe that as new information enters the working memory, earlier information is pushed out. This seems to miss the opportunity to take advantage of the recency effect. How can we take advantage of the recency effect? Do you use it to take advantage of the recency effect?

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Resolve to Try Something New in eLearning in 2013

Integrated Learnings

Gable In perusing the blogosphere, Twitter , and Facebook at the turn of the new year, I noticed several expressions of relief that the world has not ended and resolutions to make 2013 the best year yet. Designing eLearning for Cognitive Ease. Is Your eLearning Effective for Dummies? Designing eLearning for Cognitive Ease.

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Ruth Clark: eLearning and the Science of Instruction: A 10 Year Retrospection

Learning Visions

Smart phone…search functions…facebook/web 2.0…gaming…the The cognitive model of working memory hasn’t changed that much. But now we’re talking more about cognitive load. When you have greater intrinsic load, you have to attend more to cognitive load. Technology has changed! gaming…the cloud. new family?

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Multimedia, Human Cognition, Learning, & Facebook

Big Dog, Little Dog

What works most effectively in reaching learners in digital environments? Human Cognition is More Reactive Than You Think - Will at Work Learning. Opinion: Facebook is killing personal blogging - Tech Digest. Leveraging multimedia for learning - Ruth Clark. many of the multimedia features available to you today.

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4 Ways to Boost Attention Intelligence (AQ) in the Workplace

KnowledgeCity

Researchers have identified cognitive and environmental control as being the two primary drivers for AQ. The prefrontal cortex is primarily responsible for cognitive control. However, the amount a person attempts to multitask does have an effect on cognitive control. Regulate Notifications.