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Cognitive load is a necessary ingredient of an impactful course design. Acquisition of indepth knowledge happens only as an upshot of successfully overcoming friction, difficulties and challenges. But for these stimulants, the learning can possibly turn into a damp squib. As much as boosting inherent cognitive load is key to designing a successful learning experience,... Continue Reading →
Learning has sloughed off its previous conventional, traditional style of acquiring new forms of knowledge. It has started breaching the 'limited information' channels, flowing in all possible directions seeking and absorbing intelligence of its choice. All thanks to the evolution of technology that has made this possibility possible! "In only one generation we have gone... Continue Reading →
Break the ice, first. Look at accountants. What do they do to hit it big in their profession? They think finance, they breathe finance, and they live finance. The more they do this, the more seasoned they become in their subject. Now, look at Learning Designers from this perspective. They're at the other end of... Continue Reading →
One of the classic differences between theory and practice (when the theory gets actioned) is, when we see an action, we pretty much see a defined form of theory executed well... while the theory by itself could continue to remain abstract. Okay! Let me put it this way... We wade through an ocean of theory, cull the... Continue Reading →
UPBRINGING! That's what instantly comes to my mind when I think of behaviorism. As is obvious, children - though inherently quite uncorrupt in their manifestations - wouldn't know how to discriminate positive from negative... and so, can get innocently drawn towards a negative act as much as they do towards a positive one. For them,... Continue Reading →
In general, 'theory' gets overshadowed by 'practice'. For obvious reasons! It's something like my theorizing about how to paint a landscape vis-a-vis the very action of painting the landscape. Practice takes over theory, in that sense. But, in effect, it's theory from which action springs forth. Put it another way, theory is the foundation over... Continue Reading →
In my last post, I reflected on pedagogical content knowledge and appreciated the critical role it plays in contributing to sound learning design. I use the term pedagogy to mean instructional methods and not (just) those of teaching connected with education. By that reason, I mean it to encompass andragogy too. Now, digging a bit deeper... There... Continue Reading →
As I reiterated to myself in the previous post, the most critical aspect of my taking up any exercise is to wholeheartedly embrace and internalize its BASICS. Because, that's where the core lies. Get the core right. Do not, at any point in time, let it go off the radar because it seems too obvious. Do... Continue Reading →
I've been playing the role of a Learning Designer for quite some time now - 5 years, 9 months as on date. Of late, a bit of reflection has been doing rounds in my mind, prompting me to document my grasp of the learning design basics. I reckon to myself that it's worth the effort... Continue Reading →
Arun Pradhan is currently developing an app entitled Learn2Learn which will support people to learn faster, smarter & deeper in the real world. It delivers the latest thinking on neuroscience and evidence-based learning. It also helps in exploring how to maximise experiential and social learning. As part of his research involves exploring 'real world' learning stories, I got an... Continue Reading →
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