Why do people continue to believe in debunked learning styles? Let’s look at why the belief is appealing and how we can respond to the believers on our team. Learn more.
Tag: research
How to be a learning mythbuster
Do your stakeholders insist on believing in myths like learning styles? Here’s how to bust some myths. Learn more.
Learning styles: Worth our time?
We’re wasting our time talking about appealing to learning styles when research has identified far more powerful techniques. This post summarizes two meta-analyses about learning styles. Read more
Do we really need narration?
When should elearning be narrated? I think we should rephrase the question as, “When is it a good idea to force all learners to go at the same pace?” That’s what narrated material does. The pace of the narration controls…
Could animations hurt learning?
The common habit of “building” information on a slide with animations could hurt learning, according to one study. Read more.
Less text, more learning
Do stakeholders want to add text to your materials? Here’s one study you can use to show how wordiness can hurt learning. Read more.
Why you do not want to sound like a robot
“We shouldn’t use contractions because…” Let’s debunk all that. Read more.
Should we narrate on-screen text?
It’s common to assume that you should have a narrator read text to the learner. However, this could hurt learning in three ways. Read more.