Continuing our exploration of social learning. Vygotsky argues that learning precedes development. As developmental processes lag behind learning processes, less experienced or developed individuals can […]

One of the primary conditions of knowledge working is the social learning aspect. Knowledge workers can learn by collaborating with their peers with similar skill […]

In the years since Kolb first devised the learning styles inventory, the definitions of the four learning styles have been refined to facilitate the creation […]

Experiential learning theory (ELT) describes learning as “the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience”. ELT attempts to express the holistic nature […]

Bruner’s 1966 text Toward a Theory of Instruction described the key principles of constructivism. Driscoll outlines five conditions for learning. It's useful to elaborate on […]

Jerome Bruner was was a prime mover in the emergence of the so-called ‘Cognitive Revolution,’ an intellectual movement in the 1950s that began what are […]

Constructivism is an approach to learning based on the premise that cognition, or learning, is the result of mental construction: it's an active process in […]

There are a number of common myths surrounding learning theory that arise time and time again. In this post we’ll be separating some of the […]

As more millennials join the workforce and corporate cultures trend in the direction of faster onboarding and employee production, there is an increasing need to […]

You may be surprised to learn that the ASSURE methodology has it's roots located the behaviorist-influenced Events of Instruction, devised by Robert M. Gagne Continue […]

ASSURE is an acronym derived from the key verb-descriptor of the tasks associated with the approach. The ASSURE model proposes a 6-step guide for instruction; […]