What Are Learning Styles? Most of us are predominantly visual learners. The term visual learner comes from NLP or Neural Linguistic Programming and the VAK…
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How to Minimize Cognitive Load Effectively? Another concept to keep in mind is that learning occurs with active processing in the memory system, in other…
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Why is Cognitive Load the Answer to Almost Everything? When you develop training and learning materials it is critical that you see them through the…
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What Is Trilogy of the Mind? The effort to establish artificial intelligence with computers has lead to major strides in this area. A lot of…
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Why You Need to Use Mirrors? Since you read from left to right, your content should be on the left so learners can naturally read…
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What Do Expectations Have to Do With Learning? Expectations are what we imagine might be true or what we think is likely to happen. Expectations…
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What Prior Knowledge, If Any, Does Your Audience Need? Prior knowledge is what you already know. It makes sense that if your brain works in…
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What Impacts Learning? I don't know how people learn. No one knows for sure. There has been considerable research on the subject and three things…
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What Does Chunking Have to Do With Learning? How does this apply to training and learning? Learners should not be thinking about lower level skills…
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Why Do We Use Chunking? One way to minimize cognitive load is through a process called chunking. Have you ever wondered why there are seven…
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How to Use White Space? Do you have any idea how many images are part of our daily lives? You see images on every highway…
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How to Use Focal Points? Size and expectation play an important part in where the eyes fall and how the learner takes things in. You…
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How to Use Red and How Not To? Unless you have a really good reason, don't use red. One in four people experiences a certain…
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How to Use Color Effectively in Your Presentations? While color is very powerful and can affect our moods and emotions, many people have trouble reading…
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Alignment: How to Tell the Amateurs from the Pros? Alignment is the third element in good design. Alignment is all about symmetry, asymmetry, positions, positive…
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