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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. Or, really, a way that at least partly, we have cognition external. And I’ve suggested that that makes a good case for performance support. We should be designing for cognition external.

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Cognitions By Contexts

Clark Quinn

I have, in the past, talked about the three cognitions: situated , distributed , and social. So here’s some preliminary thoughts (ok, they’ve already been processed a few times) on considering cognitions by contexts. Cutting through the contexts by cognitions, we can make some prescriptions. Stay tuned!

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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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Microlearning Case Study: Performance Support

Upside Learning

Performance support is really about two things: the right information, at the right time. To support accurate performance across multiple instances, we could use a checklist. For infrequently performed procedures, a step-by-step guide makes sense. Interested in harnessing the power of performance support?

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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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Performance Support and Bad Design

Clark Quinn

Here’s a story about where performance support would’ve made a task much easier. The other day, I had a classic need for performance support. So here’s a cognitive story about when and where a job aid would help. The support section of the site did list the error codes, but numerically, not by icon.

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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. Here’s the result of reconciling cognitions and contexts. So, taking each cell back in the original pass of cognitions by contexts, what results? So what emerged?

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