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In other fields of endeavors, there is a science behind the approaches. \u00a0In civil engineering, it’s the properties of materials. \u00a0In aviation, it’s aeronautical engineering. \u00a0In medicine, it’s medical science. \u00a0If you’re going to be a professional in your field, you have to know the science. \u00a0So, two questions: is there a science of learning, and is it used. \u00a0The answers appear to be yes and no. \u00a0And yet, if you’re going to be a learning designer or engineer<\/a>, you should know the science and be using it.<\/p>\n

There is a science of learning, and it’s increasingly easy to find. \u00a0That’s the premise behind the Serious eLearning Manifesto<\/a>, for instance (read it, sign it, use<\/em> it!). \u00a0You could read Julie Dirksen’s \u00a0Design for How People Learn<\/a> \u00a0<\/em>as a very good interpretation of the science. \u00a0The Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center is compiling<\/a> research to provide guidance about learning if you want a fuller scientific treatment. \u00a0Or read Bransford, et al’s summary of the science of \u00a0How People Learn<\/a>, \u00a0<\/em>a very rich overview. \u00a0And Hess & Saxberg’s recent \u00a0Breakthrough Leadership in the Digital Age: Using Learning Science to Reboot Schooling<\/a> \u00a0<\/em>is both a call for why and some guidance on how.<\/p>\n

Among the things we know are that \u00a0rote and abstract information isn’t retained, knowledge test doesn’t mean ability to do<\/em>, getting it right once doesn’t mean it’s known, the list goes on. \u00a0Yet, somehow, we see elearning tools like ‘click to learn more’ (er, less<\/a>), tarted up quiz show templates to drill knowledge, easy ways to take content and add quizzes to them, and more. \u00a0We see elearning that’s arbitrary info dump and simplistic knowledge test. \u00a0Which will have a negligible impact on anything meaningful.<\/p>\n

We’re focused on speed and cost efficiencies, not on learning outcomes, and that’s not professional. \u00a0Look, if you’re going to do design, do it right. \u00a0 \u00a0Anything less is really \u00a0malpractice!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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