Reducing cognitive load

Reducing cognitive load

Have you ever tried to remember a shopping list? Then you will have experienced cognitive load.   If you can remember three or four items, that’s not bad. Maybe you can remember eight or nine if you’re good at it. You might repeat the the items to yourself as...
The role of personas in learning design

The role of personas in learning design

What are learner personas? Learner personas provide a practical way for us learning designers to focus our empathy. But why do we need to do this? The reason is to help us determine the difficulty level of a learning experience. When we begin a new learning design...