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Coping with change

Clark Quinn

They’re also largely immovable objects, so remedying problems is an exercise in calm. This requires reliance on updating familiar patterns to new circumstances. However, that’s what learning’s all about, right? It’s partly formal and partly informal learning, yet this is what I do.

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The Ceiling Effect: How the Height of Your Ceiling Affects Brain Performance

Learningtogo

I’ve written previously about the influence of other disciplines on the science of learning, such as looking at desire paths , an architectural concept, to help design effective informal learning experiences. Now I’m returning to architecture again, to share how ceiling height can affect the way your brain processes information.

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The Working Smarter Fieldbook: A Glimpse and Some Thoughts

ID Reflections

Image via Wikipedia "Collaboration is a process through which people who see different aspects of a problem can constructively explore their differences and search for the solution that go beyond their own limited vision of what is possible." ~ Anecdote And informal learning is hinged on collaboration.

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Who are Instructional Designers? The existential dilemma.

ID Reflections

You should analyze client requirements, assess learner profiles, and design teaching/learning models that are tailor made for the target audience. Professionals from the E-Learning industry are preferred. Being a learning professional in a Web 2.0 You should have experience in designing curriculum based products.

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Coherent performance

Clark Quinn

This model came from a look at how people act in the world and I was reminded of it during a conversation on informal learning. Then we have a breakdown, and need to consciously problem-solve. If we find the answer, we can go back into action, but if we can’t find the answer, we have to go into problem-solving mode.

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Have You Had Your Daydream Today?

Obsidian Learning

on Obsidian Learning. Have you ever wondered why your best ideas or solutions to nagging problems come seemingly out of the blue? She describes the two kinds of thinking we use when learning or problem solving: focused and diffuse. I wonder which brainwave pattern dominates when we are in a diffuse thinking mode?

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7 Types of Learning Styles to Know: How to Accommodate a Diverse Group of Learners

SkyPrep

Kinesthetic learning is a learning style in which learning that takes place by the individual experiencing material through carrying out physical activities, rather than listening to a lecture or watching demonstrations. Learning strengths: Excellent motor memory, great experimenters, coordinated and agile.