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Cognition external

Clark Quinn

I was thinking a bit about distributed cognition, and recognized that there as a potentially important way to tease that apart. And I’ll talk it out first here, and maybe a diagram will emerge. Or, really, a way that at least partly, we have cognition external. We should be designing for cognition external.

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Contexts By Cognitions

Clark Quinn

So, in my last post , I talked about exploring the links between cognitions on the one hand (situated, distributed, social), and contexts (aligning with how we think, work, & learn). I did it one way, but then I thought to do it another, to instead consider Contexts by Cognitions, to see if I came to the same elements.

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Reconciling Cognitions and Contexts

Clark Quinn

In my past two posts, I first looked at cognitions (situated, distributed, social) by contexts (think, work, and learn), and then the reverse. So what emerged? Here’s the result of reconciling cognitions and contexts. So, taking each cell back in the original pass of cognitions by contexts, what results?

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Situated Cognition

Clark Quinn

In a recent article , I wrote about three types of cognition that are changing how we think about how we think (how meta!). I think it’s important to understand these cognitions, and their implications. First, I want to talk about situated cognition. Cognitive psychology was a rebellion from this perspective.

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Friday Finds — Cognitive Load, Content Design, Pedagogic Change

Mike Taylor

Where Did Germane Cognitive Load Go? Greg Ashman looks at the “fatal flaws” of cognitive load theory. The first problem with germane cognitive load is a philosophical one. Dig into to this one to learn more and see what he has to say about cognitive load theory. Creating Better Video for Learning.

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Friday Finds — Cognitive Overload, Spacing Retrieval,

Mike Taylor

However, when the use of these tools increased due to emergency remote teaching. What to do when cognitive overload threatens your productivity. Cognitive overload occurs when too much information overwhelms our cognitive resources, making it difficult to learn and commit knowledge to long-term memory.

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The Role of Artificial Intelligence in RPA: Cognitive Automation

Hurix Digital

Among the various automation technologies available, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has emerged as a powerful tool for digital transformation. Tackling Complex Data Lack of Cognitive Abilities Challenges Adopting Dynamic Processes RPA and Machine Learning = Cognitive Automation What are the Business Benefits of Cognitive Automation?