eLearning courses often end with a slide that lists the topics covered during training. However, the recency principle suggests that instructional designers can use these last moments of training more effectively to help learners remember key content. This article suggests memorable ways to end an eLearning course while effectively reinforcing its content.
Posts Tagged ‘Recency’
Memorable Ways to End an eLearning Course
Posted in Instructional Design / Workplace Learning / Training, Recently Published, tagged eLearning, Learning, Primacy, Recency, Training on August 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Primacy and Recency Can Help You Learn
Posted in Instructional Design / Workplace Learning / Training, Recently Published, tagged Learning, Learning Psychology, Online Learning, Primacy, Recency, Training on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Although you’re probably not trying to memorize a sequence of words when you take that insurance continuing education course, primacy and recency apply to sequences of information in a course. These concepts can also apply to the sequence of topics you review if you’re studying for a licensing exam.
Primacy, Recency, and Talking About Learning
Posted in Instructional Design / Workplace Learning / Training, Recently Published, tagged Cowboy Poetry, eLearning, Online Learning, Primacy, Recency, Training on January 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Lots of twos: I’ve had two posts on two blogs come out each of the last two days. Both are blogs I regularly contribute to. The two articles are: (1) Start and End eLearning Courses with Methods That Facilitate Learning, and (2) If you Wanna Remember It, Talk About It.