Release the Ding-O-Meter!
The Ding-O-Meter is our powerful listening device, carefully calibrated to detect the best ideas in creative learning design.
It’s also our podcast, and previous guests include Tom Whitford, Head of Learning Design at Curio, and Constance Steinkuehler, Professor of Informatics at UCI and former Senior Policy Analyst for the Obama White House.
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 you go...
9 common worries about using community in learning design
Designing, building and sustaining a learning community is a big task, and there are several common worries. But successfully harnessing the dynamics of community can bring huge benefits in a programme of learning. You might be thinking, ‘this sounds like a lot of...
8 reasons to use community in learning design
In this post, I'm going to start by looking at some of the key concepts and research that underpin effective learning communities. Then, I’ll share eight reasons why creating a community around a learning experience is a great idea. Communities of Practice Theory In...