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Strengthen the Link Between Attention and Learning

Published 9 months ago • 2 min read

The eLearning Coach Newsletter

For Learning Professionals

Greetings Reader,

How much do you plan for audience attention in learning design? The first article is an instructional science tutorial on attention, a fundamental requirement for effective learning.

Next, do you find that you're not as motivated at work as you used to be? Are you in the doldrums? It happens. The second article in this newsletter offers some tips for how learning professionals can rise above these feelings. Finally, here are ten ways to provide support after training that can reinforce and advance learning.

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​The Things You Should Know About Attention​

Attention is a limited resource. The better we understand the importance of attention to learning, the greater our ability to support learning.

​Motivating the Instructional Designer​

We spend a lot of time theorizing and thinking about how to motivate learners. But how can we stay motivated?

​10 Ways to Support Learning After Training​

We know that one learning intervention is rarely enough to develop competent skills. What can we do about it?

Now on to the goodies below.

GOOD FINDS

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FEED YOUR MIND

MULTIMEDIA

  • ​Napkin.ai: Finally! An AI image generator that creates diagrams. Free version available.
  • ​Streamline: Giant collection of icons, illustrations, and more.
  • ​Adobe Capture: A mobile app that turns the colors of a photo into a color palette. Available with a free account.

COOL TOOLS

MY COMMUNITY AND COURSES

​MASTERING INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN​

Since 2019, I've been helping people like you grow and expand their instructional and visual design skills in my learning community. We have self-paced courses, monthly speakers with industry leaders, member calls, and a discussion forum. All courses are open to all members.

​BREAKING INTO INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN​

My free 12-lesson email course about transitioning to a career in instructional design. The course explains the variety of instructional design careers, tasks of the profession, places to network, salary ranges and more. You'll get two email lessons a week for six weeks. Or receive all lessons at once by purchasing the eBook.
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Cheers,
Connie Malamed

PO Box 1623, Frederick, MD 21702
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