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Friday Finds — Cognitive Bias, Emotional Intelligence, Online Slide Sharing

Mike Taylor

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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How to Avoid Cognitive Overload in eLearning Courses

Ed App

WHAT IS COGNITIVE OVERLOAD? Firstly, what is cognitive overload? Cognitive overload is based on cognitive load theory, a theory within educational psychology and information processing. SO HOW CAN I EASILY REDUCE MY LEARNER’S COGNITIVE LOAD? Simple Tips for eLearning and the Avoidance of Cognitive Overload.

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L and D Roundup: April 2024

Scissortail's Learning Nest

Cognitive Load, Student Attention, and PowerPoint Presentations Do you ever wonder how much of your slides learners are actually reading? A recent eye-tracking study revealed what learners focus on when viewing PowerPoint slides, and Inner Drive shared the results on their blog. Check out the blog post here.

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L&D Roundup: April 2024

Scissortail's Learning Nest

Cognitive Load, Student Attention, and PowerPoint Presentations Do you ever wonder how much of your slides learners are actually reading? A recent eye-tracking study revealed what learners focus on when viewing PowerPoint slides, and Inner Drive shared the results on their blog. Check out the blog post here.

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CSU Resources

Kapp Notes

It’s effective from a learning perspective and really engages students. I’ve included the slides from the presentation and slide on using PollEverywhere and writing directly in PowerPoint in slideshow mode. Take Notes Right on a PowerPoint Slide from Karl Kapp. Branching in PowerPoint from Karl Kapp.

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5 Ways to Use Educational Comics to Enhance Training

Learning Rebels

However, there is a growing body of research supporting the effectiveness of educational comics. This may require providing leaders with resources, success stories and evidence-based research to demonstrate their effectiveness. Addressing barriers against using educational comics requires raising awareness about their benefits.

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The RETAIN Model for Creating Effective Courses

TalentLMS

Unfortunately, most trainers and faculty believe that the deployment of powerpoint and pdf notes on a learning management system equals the development of eLearning content. It’s amazing how time and effort effective, teaching becomes when eLearning environments use the correct images and multimedia. eLearning is more than that.