Category: learning theory
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Learning Myths
Photo by Fineas Anton A little test to start the week off. Tray out the learning myth test below. Start the test here.
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I hope I can pass.
Photo by Noah Hinton Below is an interesting article that collects relevant research on the concept of hope and optimism and its effect on achievement. I believe that I have always had a optimistic approach to education and training and passing assessments. Maybe this had a greater effect than I realised. I never failed any program…
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Memory
Photo by Me A short video below to expand your knowledge of how memory works. Can’t see the video – click here
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Learning, performance and teaching more effectively
Photo by Eli Francis Here is a good video on how to learn more effectively, perform at a higher standard and become a better teacher. Can’t see the video – click here
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The Feynman Technique
Photo by Helloquence I was reading about the Feynman Technique which is a way to master any subject. What struck me though was that it is also the way to design learning and how to teach. Read about the technique here.
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What’s age got to do with it?
Read the article below from Harvard Business Review. It discusses the fact that from their research they have found that in the workplace there really isn’t that much difference between the young and the old. We make a lot of assumptions about age in training but I think most of that is wrong. My experiences…
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Sunday Zephyr – Learning Styles
I hope your Sunday is going well. On a few occasions I have written about how we need to to stay on top of the changes in learning theory. Two things that stand out for me over the last few years are that learning styles are rubbish and that right and left brain is an…
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Post Training Strategies
A lot of my old programs (I’m talking 10 years or so) used to have a post training component ie after the training was completed the participant had to report back to a supervisor or coach and they then worked on a post program plan. This was pretty standard for a lot of the more…
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Brain Stuff
Do you need to brush up on your brain stuff? Here is good collection of brain related TED talks from MakeUseOf. See them here
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Learning Principles
Below is a great 38 page document on the twenty principles of learning. It is written for school education but the principles still apply to adults and hence VET training. I have put a link to the document which you can download but here are the twenty principles. Principle 1 Students’ beliefs or perceptions about…