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Making Sparks Fly

Clark Quinn

Last night I did a presentation for the San Diego chapter of ISPI titled ‘making sparks fly’ I used that concept to talk about a couple of my favorite topics: deeper instructional design, and social learning. Then we elaborate with model-based concepts and story-based examples.

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Definition: Metacognition

Kapp Notes

What people know about how (their own) cognitive processes operate is termed metacognition (cognition about cognitive processes). information as cited by Lawanto, 2010) It has also been defined as a process by which the brain organizes and monitors cognitive resources. 1979) Cognitive Processes. Cuasay, 1992).

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Getting strategic

Clark Quinn

ISPI) would miss the same things it misses. I’ve been a fan of HPT since it goes beyond ADDIE in considering other potential sources of problems than just skills (e.g. Quite simply, it has to start with the first step: analysis of the problems. Governance also needs to work it’s way into the mix.

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Bob Mosher on Informal Learning and Performance Support

Learning Visions

with Bob Mosher of Learning Guide Solutions, presented by Massachusetts Chapter of ISPI and sponsored by Kineo. Part of the problem w/training is that people can’t recall – performance support helps you remember and decode what you learned. The classic cognitive chunk of recall 7 +/- 2 tidbits of information.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Essential Reading for Instructional Design?

Learning Visions

After my appeal for something a little more pared down that I might actually be able to read, Dr. John came up with these essentials: The Conditions of Learning and Theory of Instruction , by Robert Gagné Training Complex Cognitive Skills , by Jeroen J.G. We have a lending library with most of these books at MASS ISPI.

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knowledge and Learning In The News - 7/18/2006

Big Dog, Little Dog

Problems with Bloom's Taxonomy - ISPI (via Will Thalheimer ). It was developed before we understood the cognitive processes involved in learning and performance. When Wired Magazine published an article called "The Long Tail," it immediately became a phenomenon on the order of Malcolm Gladwell's "The Tipping Point.".

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7 questions from the University of Wisconsin-Stout ID Program

Clark Quinn

related problem is the focus on the ‘event’ model, where learning is a massed event, which we know is one of the least effective mechanisms to lead to long-term retention. The Human Performance Technology approach (ala ISPI) is a necessary analysis before ADDIE, but it’s too infrequently seen.

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