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The learning world has experienced a massive shift since my father was a student more than fifty years ago, sitting in a row of desks, staring at a chalkboard as his teachers made him recite lessons from his primers and walloped him on his knuckles with a ruler if he made a mistake. Has anything even stayed the same?
Educational psychologists have identified several principles of learning, also known as laws of learning. By following these tested principles, you can help your students learn more effectively. Ignore them at your own risk!
There are principles of good learning design and delivery every training professional should be aware of. These are not mere abstractions but rather serve as a practical guide in planning effective online training programs. In fact, Geri E. McArdle, in his book Training Design and Delivery, encourages training professionals to become familiar with these and apply them later.
In the attempt to provide as much information as possible, the course falls victim to information overload. That's why, you need to remember that an eLearning course isn't supposed to be an eBook and the user's mind needs time, space, and the opportunity to integrate the most essential understandings. Paying attention to detail and providing thoughtful presentation of material is key in the development process.
Effective learning doesn’t require expensive technology and elaborated training sessions. It doesn’t even demand the impossible from you, the course developer. But it does call for a change in mindset.
Such change begins once you understand how the human brain really works. Only then can you realize your role as a Creator of Learning.
Such change begins once you understand how the human brain really works. Only then can you realize your role as a Creator of Learning.
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