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Category: learning theory

  • Where did learning go wrong?

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    Where did learning go wrong. Check out this video. You may have already heard the theory. The group that has done this also has a few other entertaining videos and they expect to release more soon. I have this problem when I am training people in project management. They struggle to see the whole picture.…

  • Learning Theory

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    Too many trainers one, do not know anything about learning theory and two, don’t keep up with any of the new discoveries that impact on how we learn. Every other profession knows why they do what they do. For example a doctor knows about the body and hence what to do to repair it. An…

  • Do you want to be an instructional designer?

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    The title is a question but really the first question should be what is an instructional designer. How about we cut through the usual professional BS and just state that an instructional designer writes training material and resources. It doesn’t matter if it is print based, ebook, online or powerpoint it is all training material.…

  • The value of reinforcement

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    One of the key concepts we are all taught as trainers is that to get someone to learn we must have some form of reinforcement. This could be internal and external. Seems like common sense and essential. What if this was potential misleading. Read the article and reflect on the research presented. I’ve been marking…

  • Learning in your Sleep

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    I remember watching a movie as a kid and really liking the idea that you could learn in your sleep. I vaguely remember it involved a monkey and I also thought that Kurt Russell was involved. The main thing though was that you could learn anything you wanted by strapping on some headphones and sleeping.…

  • Exercise to Learn

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    This is an interesting article on the benefits of exercise on the brain. Really that is a no-brainer in itself as I assume most people believe that exercise keeps the brain healthy but research has indicated that exercise increases mental functioning in particular memory and recall. Maybe as trainers and educators we should space our…

  • Learning faster – good thing?

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    Please read the article below. Basically what it covers is that the US Air force has cut training time in half by applying electrical current to the brain of the training participants while training. One question this invokes is who came up with this idea? Lets electrocute the participants and see what happens? Strangely enough…

  • Life is learning

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    I get a bit sick of new terms for old things. Life long learning, experiential learning, action learning etc etc. Learning occurs all the time in so many different ways who cares what we call it. In fact let’s just call it LEARNING. This morning I was going for a run and I: was listening…

  • Learning Theory – what do you know?

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    First off, sorry for this delayed blog post. I have been really busy this week and just haven’t had a spare moment to keep up with posts. I am making some fairly radical transitions to my career and life and, well, it has taken up a lot of time. Best thing about this is that…

  • Learning – How?

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    We have all sat through at least one lecture or session on learning theory. I hope so anyway. I think it is very important. If you haven’t there are miles of good resources online that will help you and just about any recent text on educational psychology will assist as well. The interesting thing is…