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And so my friends, we reach Number 20 in our journey of discovery around Instructional Design. That’s a month’s solid blogging. Now read on…

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You may be surprised to learn that the ASSURE methodology has it’s roots located the behaviorist-influenced Events of Instruction, devised by Robert M. Gagne

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The ASSURE Model is a constructivist approach to training design developed in the 1990’s.

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There are six factors are essential to achieving engaging, interactive and memorable learning experiences

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How do you choose a learning theory for your instructional design?

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There is a dichotomy between formal, goal-directed training programs and informal learning initiatives – “learning at the watercooler.”

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In this post, I will look at the some of the learning theories that support mobile learning.

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As discussed in a previous post, Driscoll (1994) outlines five conditions for learning (p.382-3). Very much like the multiple approaches and interpretations that exist in constructivism, a number of conditions must be met for the approach to be implemented. The conditions are:

Providing complex learning environments that incorporate authentic activity. Constructivists argue that learners should learn [...]

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Chris Argyris, Professor Emeritus at Harvard Business School, has made significant contributions to the development of organizational learning theory and experiential learning.

Any company that aspires to succeed in the tougher business environment …must first resolve a basic dilemma: success in the marketplace increasingly depends on learning, yet most people don’t know how to learn. What’s more, those members of the organization that many assume to be the best at learning are, in fact, not very good at it.

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Similar to Rogers’ learning continuum (2004), Eraut establishes a matrix to identify varying types of non-formal learning, based on the timing of the stimulus (past, current, future) and the extent to which such learning is implicit, reactive or deliberative. A key component of the matrix is the intention of the learner’s activity. Eraut makes a [...]

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