The Trainer's Edge: A Deep Dive into the Science of Learning Bundle

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Webinar I  - Beyond TAE: Learning Theory and its Application in the VET Classroom

In this webinar we will explore three key evidence-based learning concepts that every teacher needs to know.

You'll explore:

• Focused and Diffuse Modes of Thinking, what makes them important and their implications for teaching practice.
• Declarative and Automatic (Procedural) Learning Systems, their role in memory formation and their impact on teaching and learning design.
• How working memory functions and how to overcome its limitations.

You’ll gain an understanding of the latest evidence-based learning theories from the cognitive sciences.

Specifically, by attending this webinar, it is expected you will be able to:

• Understand the latest theories on focused and diffuse modes of thinking, why they are important and how to leverage them in your teaching.
• Recognise and explain the declarative and automatic (procedural) learning systems and their implications on learning design and your teaching practice.
• Appreciate the limitations of working memory and understand how you can apply a key strategy to teach within its limitations.

 You can expect a webinar that unpacks each concept in a way that is both engaging and focused on its practical implications.

What was covered in the session:

• Focused and Diffuse Modes of Thinking.
• Declarative and Automatic (Procedural) Learning Systems
• How working memory functions
•  Impacts on learning design and training delivery.

Webinar 2 - Cognitive Load Theory and its Implications for Teachers

Before we can truly engage our learners, we must first ensure we are not using teaching practices that promote disengagement. Enter Cognitive Load Theory…

Described by leading British educationalist Dylan Wiliam as ‘the single most important thing for teachers to know’, Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) explores ways in which educators can manage the limitations of working memory and facilitate more engaging and effective learning experiences.

Supported by more than 30 years of evidence, CLT outlines several foundational principles for teaching design and delivery.

Beyond the theory, CLT provides teachers with empirically supported instructional and design advice consistent with what we know today about how the brain works.

You'll explore the foundations of CLT, why it is such an important concept and several principles you can use to apply it in practice.

By attending this webinar, it is expected you will be able to:

• Explain CLT and its relationship to managing working memory limitations.
• Identify and explain the three types of cognitive load.
• Apply several teaching and design principles to eliminate, manage and leverage the various types of information that induce cognitive load.

 You can expect an engaging webinar that provides you with practical teaching advice.

What was covered in the session:

• Foundations of Cognitive Load Theory
• Impacts on teaching and design principles and practices.
• Managing/leveraging Cognitive Load
• Applying the principles in practice