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Micro Learning Objects:

What, Why and How.

Cognitive Science and Learning

Making Decisions:Buying a Car!

Random Group

Given 4 pieces of Information about 4 Cars

Given 4 minutes to think about the information

Asked to choose the best car.

Random Group

Given 4 pieces of Information about 4 Cars

Distracted for 4 minutes with word puzzles

Asked to choose the best car.

Group A: Focused Thinking Group B: Distracted Thinking

4 variables

Making Decisions:Buying a Car!

Random Group

Given 12 pieces of Information about 4 Cars

Given 4 minutes to think about the information

Asked to choose the best car.

Random Group

Given 12 pieces of Information about 4 Cars

Distracted for 4 minutes with word puzzles

Asked to choose the best car.

Group A: Focused Thinking Group B: Distracted Thinking

12 variables

Dijksterhuis, A., Bos, M.W., Nordgren, L.F., & van Baaren, R.B. (2006). On making the right choice: The deliberation-without-attention effect. Science, 311, 1005-1007.

http://www.unconsciouslab.com/index.php?page=People&subpage=Ap%20Dijksterhuis

We could talk about the implicationsof unconscious thought theory (UTT)here, but we won’t.

The buying car thought experimentwas the best example that I had at handto illustrate “COGNITIVE LOAD.”

Cognitive processing is in play when we learn.

1. Audio (your ears) 2. Visual (your eyes) 3. Synthesis (thinking)

RAM Hard Drive

Random Access Memory Long Term Storage

Metaphor: Computer Processing

Clark, Ruth and Richard MayerE-Learning and the Science of InstructionPage 35

Stuff Channels Processing New Stimuli Previous Learning

Stuff Channels Processing New Stimulus Previous Learning

When you add too muchhere (or things that conflict)you steal processing powerfrom working memory!

This is Extraneous Processing!

Multimedia Principle!

Use words and graphics rather than words alone*

* Some graphics are better than others

Modality Principle!

Present words as audio narration, rather than on-screen text.

Redundancy Principle!*

Explain Visuals with words in audio OR text, not both.

* In Will-speak, “the business meeting with a bad powerpoint presentation principle!”

Personalization Principle!

Use conversational style rather than formal style.

Segmentation Principle!

Break a continuous lesson into bite-size segments

That is what we do as teachers at KU!

We supplement the curriculum!

JUST IN TIME!

Micro Learning Object!

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1. Personalization Principle2. Segmentation Principle3. Redundancy Principle4. Multimedia Principle5. Modality Principle