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Effective eLearning Content Development to prevent Cognitive Overload

Thinkdom

This means that when we are exposed to too much information, we experience cognitive overload, which hinders our learning and retention. This is what cognitive overload feels like. In this blog, we will discover the importance of effective eLearning content development that prevents cognitive overload.

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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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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. Become a better designer in 5 minute lessons Join 50,000+ people learning design in short, practical lessons. Intrinsic load is about the task itself.

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3 Ways to Use Cognitive Psychology to Improve Your Course

LearnDash

As it turns out, psychology—particularly cognitive psychology—has a lot of valuable lessons for e-learning. After a few years, our curriculum changed to one that taught math concepts in smaller segments, and then offered problem sets that reviewed the previous month or two of lessons. Here are three to get you started.

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Drips, Bots, and Blogs: A Non-Traditional Approach to Learning Reinforcement

Speaker: Shannon Tipton, Chief Learning Officer, Learning Rebels LLC

For learning professionals, this means delivering learning support and reinforcement programs that are produced in manageable bites, giving people a chance to reflect and apply lessons without large disruptions to the workflow. In this session, we will learn about three different types of drip delivery platforms. Save your seat today!

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Cognitive Neuroscience and Virtual Reality: How Immersive Training Underscores the Science of Learning

Roundtable Learning

As we step toward the future of learning, Learning & Development (L&D) professionals are eager to understand how immersive learning is tied to cognitive neuroscience. When the brain experiences training scenarios in VR format, the cognitive benefits last long after the simulation is over. This concept still rings true today.

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What is Learning Experience Design?

eLearningMind

In contrast, Learning Experience Design is more focused on meeting the needs of learners through a holistic approach that takes into account cognitive science , user experience design (UX), the learning environment, and instructional design. And good LxD is a big part of employee performance.

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Leveraging Learner Variability to Elevate Equity in EdTech

Speaker: Vic Vuchic, Chief Innovation Officer & Executive Director, Learner Variability Project

Some students will certainly be absorbing their lessons – but many others won’t be, for a wide array of reasons. Learner variability recognizes the uniqueness of each learner; not just in cognitive skills, but in social-emotional considerations, and student background factors. And design challenges can be solved.