10 Issues in a Learning System: 5) Memory Types
The traditional learning system is disproportionately biased: most material is presented in the form of text and text only (semantic). This, of course, works for many—and again, for many, it […]
The traditional learning system is disproportionately biased: most material is presented in the form of text and text only (semantic). This, of course, works for many—and again, for many, it […]
The order in which content is presented to your learners is another crucial aspect of a learning system. It seems rather obvious that content ought to be taught in a […]
A crucial concept, and yet one of the simplest to implement once you get down to business with your learning system. Teachers with the best intentions can get caught up […]
Overwhelmingly common, this pattern permeates learning systems across the globe. Learners become saturated with minutiae interspersed with what they’re actually supposed to focus on, or, even worse, there is so […]
I remember that all throughout my academic career, up until my last years of college, my education consisted of swallowing and regurgitating trite information for one year, after which most […]
You have devised a learning system chock full of terribly valuable information. But there’s a problem, a very common problem: how do you keep your learners engaged? A learning system […]
Picture it: you study, you train, you work very hard, and then—no feedback. Or vague, lackluster feedback. Will this be of any help to you? Although a select few might […]
The e-learning system is quite comprehensive, and consequently its meaning tends to fluctuate depending on whom you ask. There is actually no one definition agreed on by the experts. Generally, […]
The “e” in e-learning is exactly what differentiates it from the traditional, old-fashioned learning system—or is it? Some people are arguing that the e-learning system doesn’t need the “e” anymore, […]
Recently, there has been talk of Web 2.0’s informal learning capabilities as a learning system being a fad, because it’s not the mainstream methodology of learning. However, as more people […]
The learning system that makes use of Web 2.0 constitutes a social constructivist theory of learning. This model stresses collaboration, arguing that knowledge and learning are actively constructed via social […]
Another example is wikis. These allow learners to add and edit information on a document, sometimes without needing to register as you do with blogs. Applying the power of wikis […]
One example is blogs. In this learning system, there is a central spot where people post and can view each other’s information, without having to recur to the messiness of […]
The Personal Learning Environment (PLE) is a new learning system that is fundamentally opposite of the Learning Management System. The PLE is a new approach to e-learning, whose focus is […]
People don’t always have the time, money, or even desire to learn something with others. Many talented professionals started out alone. Not that it’s easy. Self-tuition, if nothing else, proves […]
Under the right conditions, more cells are produced and connect to each other in the brain. One place this occurs is the dentate gyrus, part of the main memory structure […]
The methodology of this learning system differentiates itself from the traditional in that, apart from assigned readings and lectures, in group assignments, students will receive a grade based on teamwork […]
The social-emotional learning system has also been shown to be most positive for at-risk kids, the ones most likely to fail academically, making it beneficial regardless of anything like class, […]
Many people contend that the IQ test is an insufficient tool to gauge a person’s intelligence, and that the EQ test should be given more import. And it’s true: intelligence […]
While it is argued that spending considerable time on the internet, even when deliberately using it as a learning system, may turn people antisocial and hermitlike, the counterargument posits that […]