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Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | August 6, 2021

Mike Taylor

Andrew Watson shares some interesting research about the effectiveness of making learning objectives explicit for learners. The music I put at the top of this newsletter is consistently one of the most clicked links every week. What is your favorite music to work to? Making Learning Objectives Explicit. Tools & Tips.

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Friday Find Finds — Retrieval Practice, Emotion & Learning, Microlearning Research

Mike Taylor

What I’m Listening to: Spotify recently created a cool way to “blend” your music with up to 10 friends. Since one of my main sources of new music is my daughter I’m listening to our blend today. Retrieval practice before generative learning is more effective than the reverse order. Thanks for reading.

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Friday Find Finds — Tools for Learning, Understanding Forgetting, Memorable Feedback

Mike Taylor

Erich Jarvis: The Neuroscience Of Speech, Language & Music. Effective Strategies for Managing Information Overload. Tune into this conversation with digital wellness expert Julia Soffa on effective strategies you can adopt to overcome information overload. Building a brain with Dr. Anna Machin on the How We’re Wired podcast.

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Friday Finds — Content Creation, Expert L&D Tips, Learning Ecosystems

Mike Taylor

What I’m Listening To: Sometimes music can change your mental landscape. My DevLearn Session Resources. To create an effective course that learners will enjoy, you first need to work out the roadmap. Tips for creating an effective outline. I appreciate your thoughts! Thanks for reading. News & Notes.

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Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | July 23 2021

Mike Taylor

What I’m Listening to: This playlist by Mother Mother is courtesy of my daughter, who keeps me up-to-date with the “good” music as she tells me. Kansas City ATD – August 17 Nashville ATD – Using Technology for Training – September 16 DevLearn October 20-22 New Jersey ATD – Future of Work – November 10.

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Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | October 12, 2018

Mike Taylor

Gloom has no positive effects on ameliorating doom. Books/Courses/Talks/Podcasts. I love how music apps like Spotify and Google music can help me discover great music like Ehrling which is striking the right note for me this morning. October 23: DevLearn Morning Buzz: Curation in the Workplace. Seth Godin.

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Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | May 24, 2019

Mike Taylor

Should We Use Background Music With Instruction? The general rationale for not using background music is that it increases harmful cognitive load. Books, Podcasts, Courses: Animation Do’s & Don’ts – The Presentation Podcast. October 22-25: DevLearn. Thanks for reading! Changing the World of Work.