{"id":69930,"date":"2020-03-10T11:48:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T15:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=69930"},"modified":"2020-03-11T09:04:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T13:04:33","slug":"for-those-of-you-who-teach-and-or-give-presentations-you-might-be-interested-in-this-new-video-regarding-whats-called-cognitive-load-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2020\/03\/10\/for-those-of-you-who-teach-and-or-give-presentations-you-might-be-interested-in-this-new-video-regarding-whats-called-cognitive-load-christian\/","title":{"rendered":"For those of you who teach and\/or give presentations, you might be interested in this new video regarding what&#8217;s called &#8220;cognitive load&#8221; [Christian]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #339966;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">For those of you who teach and\/or give presentations, you might be interested in <a href=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/presentations\/What-is-Cognitive-Load-and-Why-Should-I-Care.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a new video that I put together regarding <em>cognitive load<\/em>.<\/a> It addresses at least two main questions:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>What is cognitive load?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>and<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Why should I care about it?<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/presentations\/What-is-Cognitive-Load-and-Why-Should-I-Care.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-69932 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CognitiveLoad-3-types-1024x527.jpg\" alt=\"What is cognitive load? And why should I care about it?\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CognitiveLoad-3-types-1024x527.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CognitiveLoad-3-types-150x77.jpg 150w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CognitiveLoad-3-types-768x395.jpg 768w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CognitiveLoad-3-types.jpg 1282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/presentations\/What-is-Cognitive-Load-and-Why-Should-I-Care.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-69931 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Information-processing-theory-3-1024x639.jpg\" alt=\"What is cognitive load? And why should I care about it?\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Information-processing-theory-3-1024x639.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Information-processing-theory-3-150x94.jpg 150w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Information-processing-theory-3-768x479.jpg 768w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Information-processing-theory-3.jpg 1282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/presentations\/Transcript%20for%20video%20re%20cognitive%20load.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transcript here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>How do I put it into practice?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simplify the explanations of what you&#8217;re presenting as much as possible and break down complex tasks into smaller parts<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Don&#8217;t place a large amount of text on a slide and then talk about it at the same time<\/strong> &#8212; doing so requires much more processing than most people can deal with.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Consider creating two versions of your PowerPoint files:\n<ul>\n<li>A text-light version that can be used for presenting that content to students<\/li>\n<li>A text-heavy version &#8212; which can be posted to your LMS for the learners to go through at their own pace &#8212; and without trying to process so much information (voice and text, for example) at one time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Design-wise:\n<ul>\n<li>Don&#8217;t use decorative graphics &#8212;\u00a0<em>everything<\/em>\u00a0on a slide should be there for a reason<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t use too many fonts or colors &#8212; this can be distracting<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t use background music when you are trying to explain something<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From DSC: For those of you who teach and\/or give presentations, you might be interested in a new video that I put together regarding cognitive load. It addresses at least two main questions: What is cognitive load? and Why should I care about it? &nbsp; Transcript here. &nbsp; How do I put it into practice? 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