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How our learning theories shape how we use technology for learning

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

I read a paper called Perspectives on learning and technology: A review of theoretical perspectives "This paper provides a review of literature pertaining to theoretical references on educational practice and technology from perspectives of learning theories of the 20th and 21st centuries."

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I’m Glad Millennials Scare Learning and Development – Part 3

Association eLearning

Give learners bite-sized pieces of information a little bit at a time. Microlearning aims to avoid information overload and learner fatigue, easily fit into daily schedules, and speed up the production process. For example, if you spend five minutes a day on something every day for a year that’s about thirty hours.

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How to Create Your Own eLearning Disaster – Part I

JCA Solutions

Much of this has changed over the years as technology and learning theory has changed. Crowding the screen leads to information overload. Clutter creates chaos, which distracts from the learning experience. In other words, it will keep them from learning. Don’t worry.

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Building a Compliance Training Brand

Interactive Services

Another mistake organizations make is offering passive learning experiences with bullet lists of things not to do. Unfortunately for lovers of passive learning design, the brain typically does not prioritize information it encounters passively. Instead, in this age of information overload, it dismisses it as trivial noise.

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions 2011 #LCBQ

Tony Karrer

iPad Cornerstone OnDemand Plateau Saba Augmented Reality Cloud Computing Analytics Mobile Learning GeoLearning Performance Support Outsource Low Cost iPhone Learning Theory Creative Commons Facebook Portal Learn.com Leadership eLearning Strategy Knowledge Management Voiceover Obviously, the Cornerstone OnDemand is because of the IPO.

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10 tips on how to create great online sales trainings

Melon Learning

However, this hasn’t changed the basic concepts behind learning, so make sure you have a strong foundation when you build trainings. David Kolb’s experiential learning theory is a must as it touches on the Experiential Learning Cycle. 3 Use micro-learning.

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Top 47 Posts and 10 Hot Topics for February

eLearning Learning Posts

Theory-informed design tips - E-learning in the Corporate Sector , February 9, 2010 In my previous article , I proposed a Taxonomy of Learning Theories to organise a few of the myriad of theories into some semblance of order, and to assist instructional designers in using theory to inform their work.