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How People Learn

How People Learn: Memory and Cognitive Load

You found the perfect YouTube video to learn something you’ve been struggling with. But the background music is too damn loud for you to focus on the content! Your professor is brilliant, but their online tutorial has cluttered slides and it is not clear how the pictures and labels correspond. Both of these are examples […]

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How People Learn

How People Learn: What Frisbees Have to Do With Memory

Short-term memory is just that: short! If you have ever forgotten what you were looking for between one room and the next, you can understand that information that resides only in short-term memory is worth nothing at all. Short-term memory is only intended, really, to work on a current thought. Perhaps wondering where you left […]

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Two Virtual Reality Projects Built With Adobe Captivate 2019

I’ve written previously about how intrigued I was by the newest version of Adobe Captivate, which now supports 360 images and facilitates creation of interactive virtual reality learning experiences, if they’re a bit limited yet in functionality. I’ve also written about my goal of “Showing My Work” in creating a wilderness survival virtual reality game […]

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20 Apps in 60 Minutes (for Educators)

This webinar featured 20 amazing applications for educators. We covered apps that increase student engagement, apps for you (and your students!) to create your own instructional media, and productivity apps to keep you focused and organized. All of the featured apps are free and cross-platform. Presentation sponsored by ALA University Libraries Section.   View the […]