The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

I was an advocate of computer-based learning in the 80s, then early internet/web-based learning in the 90s, social learning in the 2000s is just another step along the path. eLearning Coach: What are your criteria for defining a technology as social ? Post from: The eLearning Coach Social Media And Learning. Tell us how below.

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The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Also, studies show that a person’s affect influences the cognitive processes associated with motivation. Share this on del.icio.us. Tags: COGNITION emotions learning. For example, motivation increases when a goal is neither too difficult nor too easy to succeed. A moderate challenge is optimally motivating. Tweet This!

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The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

If you understand the cognitive advantages underlying this approach, you’ll be way ahead of the game. Ultimately, effective learning is dependent on creating experiences that facilitate the learner’s cognitive processing. Share this on del.icio.us. Buy from Amazon : Learning in 3D. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook.

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

In this two-part interview, Karl covers everything from video games to virtual 3D worlds, their cognitive advantages and future trends in online learning. Coach: In terms of online learning, what are the cognitive advantages of learning through games rather than through presentation-style instruction? Another advantage is motivation.

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OpenSesame

JANUARY 14, 2011

But today, our brains are in a state of constant cognitive overload. Now I’m overloaded with blogs, news sites, social networks and all kinds of email. If you ask Diigo , social bookmarking is the future. Content used to be king. The best content attracted attention, consumption and dollars.

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Mark Oehlert

AUGUST 24, 2007

This is so, in part, because the views about thinking current in cognitive science stress the importance of active inquiry and deep conceptual understanding, things that are not politically popular any longer in schools, driven as they are today by standardized tests and skill-and-drill curricula devoted to the basics. books futures Web 2.0

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The eLearning Coach

DECEMBER 7, 2009

In this latest book, Gardner outlines the types of cognitive abilities that will be required in the 21st century. Based on six principles that synthesize visual design and cognitive science, readers learn to recognize and make use of the hidden language in graphics. Share this on Facebook Share this on del.icio.us

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The eLearning Coach

JANUARY 14, 2010

Share this on del.icio.us. Tags: COGNITION ISD RECENT ARTICLES. Post from: The eLearning Coach Get Your Audience Pumped: 30 Ways to Motivate Adult Learners. Tweet This! Share this on Linkedin. Share this on Facebook. Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon. Email this to a friend?

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The eLearning Coach

OCTOBER 25, 2009

When the user realizes that going up to a higher floor is represented as going down, it causes cognitive dissonance. Share this on Facebook Share this on del.icio.us Share it on StumbleUpon Add this to 100 bookmarks. The elevator panel on the left doesn’t correspond to a typical mental model of how an elevator works.

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Mark Oehlert

DECEMBER 4, 2007

" I think this distinction of paper as a technology versus paper as a cognitive medium is a powerful one and one that deserves more attention (forgive me if that attention has already been I am simply ignorant). Clay Shirky My latest additions to del.icio.us stuff Here are some of my main del.icio.us books futures Web 2.0

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The eLearning Coach

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Coach: How do you think cognitive processes differ when someone is learning informally as opposed to formally? Related Articles: Social Media And Learning. Share this on del.icio.us. I might want to learn Italian to foster my relationship with Sophia. I might learn to program Cisco routers in order to get a raise. Tweet This!

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The eLearning Coach

MARCH 1, 2010

Share this on del.icio.us. Tags: COGNITION DESIGN emotion. Post from: The eLearning Coach 10 Ways To Design For Emotions (Part III). Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin. Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Big Dog, Little Dog

JUNE 25, 2005

They talk about the nature of perception, and how philosophy is quickly meshing with cognitive science. Social bookmarking in the enterprise. Alva Noe, professor of philosophy at UC, Berkeley and the author of "Action in Perception."

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Mark Oehlert

MARCH 31, 2008

Clay Shirky My latest additions to del.icio.us stuff Here are some of my main del.icio.us The Lewin Links This link should take you to the page I have on del.icio.us We are plainly witnessing a restructuring of the music and newspaper businesses, but their suffering isn’t unique, it’s prophetic."--Clay books futures Web 2.0

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Mark Oehlert

JUNE 3, 2007

cognitive load principle.gives someconditions for best places in which to employ modality… Encoding Specificity: Transfer is maximized when theconditions at retrieval match those present during encoding….”THINKCONTEXT”…wow, Clay Shirky My latest additions to del.icio.us stuff Here are some of my main del.icio.us

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Clive on Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2006

We do not always construct (which is a high cognitive load), but we do constantly connect." George is right in his last point at least - understanding what connectivism means and how it fits with my own thoughts on the nature of knowledge and learning is indeed a high cognitive load. These are the key nodes on my network.

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The Learning Circuits

MAY 7, 2007

If you find good resources on this topic, please tag them in del.icio.us Is there research that supports any of these opinions or is it based on our beliefs having sat through good and bad presentations? with lcbPowerPoint.

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Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

AUGUST 15, 2007

Showed using del.icio.us Online social constructs are disruptive both pedagogically and conceptually." Chat forums outside of course settings don't have same hierarchy, more dynamic. Possible to create richer interactions between students and faculty. They say even an LMS can be used in exciting ways.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

In other words, assist the learner to link the new knowledge to the relevant point in their existing cognitive structure, and to construct high-level cognitive branches within which to fill the detail. • Apply a minimalist design to reduce extraneous cognitive load. • Create a social bookmarking account.

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The eLearning Coach

MARCH 28, 2010

Sketching is a cognitive aid that might help you break through the doldrums. Some resources are: Cognitive Psychology Anyone? Share this on del.icio.us. Visual thinking prompts you to look at things in a unique way. Even when you’re not an artist, you can still sketch while thinking—with stick figures and geometric shapes.

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The eLearning Coach

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Often content has its own structure that is cognitively natural to the subject. Share this on Facebook Share this on del.icio.us Share it on StumbleUpon Add this to 100 bookmarks. Example: A course on troubleshooting a network for IT professionals could be arranged by problems and solutions. Inherent Structure.

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eLearning Learning Posts

JULY 7, 2010

20 Facts You Must Know About Working Memory - The eLearning Coach , June 2, 2010 Without adapting learning experiences to the learner’s cognitive architecture, instructional design is hit or miss. Social Bookmarks. don’t want anyone to get me wrong. like Kate a lot. Looking for THE SCORM Resource?

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