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Friday Finds —Cognitive Load, Slow Ideas, Plain Language

Mike Taylor

Cognitive load is influenced by motivation, task elements, and background knowledge. Cognitive load is influenced by motivation, task elements, and background knowledge. He shares some examples of initiatives that vividly demonstrate the effectiveness of person-to-person efforts in transforming norms and saving lives.

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Beyond Industrial Age Thinking

Clark Quinn

Yet, I realize that there may be another legacy, a cognitive one. The cognitive approach is certainly more recent than the Industrial Age, but it carries its own legacies. Yet we also are good at pattern-matching and meaning-making (sometimes too good; *cough* conspiracy theories *cough*). The premise comes from business.

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My Experience with Imposter Syndrome

Learning Rebels

In the hidden corridors of our minds, there lurk insidious cognitive monsters that subtly influence our thoughts and actions. These cognitive distortions can lead us to form inaccurate perceptions about ourselves and the world around us. Obsessing will almost always leave you languishing in a pattern of inaction.

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Learning Outcomes – Types, And Examples Of Learning Outcomes

Academia

There are generally three types of learning outcomes: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. Cognitive outcomes pertain to the intellectual or mental skills that a learner should acquire. An example of an effective learning outcome could be, “Students will demonstrate an appreciation for diverse cultural perspectives.”

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Agile Microlearning Explained

Cognitive science theories already supply the answers. Learner engagement and retention doesn’t have to be a mystery. Learn how OttoLearn packages them into a single platform you can use to deliver microlearning based reinforcement training, and go beyond completions to focus on outcomes.

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When is Microlearning the Right Solution?

Upside Learning

There are gaps in our cognitive architecture. Computers, for example, can perform rote routines flawlessly, and deal with large and arbitrary amounts of information. There are other gaps in our cognitive architecture. To go further, cognitive science recognizes that cognition is ‘distributed’, that is, it’s not all in our heads.

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Three Cognitive Benefits of Games

Kapp Notes

For example: In the 1970′s BP created a board game in which one of the scenarios was a catastrophic oil spill. War games are all about working through different scenarios and thinking outside of normal thought patterns.

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