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Presenting Information You might be scratching your head right now, wondering why an education enhancement company is recommending books on design. It’s simple really. When the information being imparted is easier to access and read, the chances for retention increase dramatically. With that in mind, we thought you might like to see some of our design handbook favorites. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information and Envisioning Information, by Edward Tufte Both these books are classics that present a minimalist view of graphic design. Their own brilliant design justifies their hefty price tag: about $40 a piece. Tufte illustrates his points [...]
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Presenting Information You might be scratching your head right now, wondering why an education enhancement company is recommending books on design. It’s simple really. When the information being imparted is easier to access and read, the chances for retention increase dramatically. With that in mind, we thought you might like to see some of our design handbook favorites. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information and Envisioning Information, by Edward Tufte Both these books are classics that present a minimalist view of graphic design. Their own brilliant design justifies their hefty price tag: about $40 a piece. Tufte illustrates his points [...]
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We’ve put together a list of websites we find ourselves returning to again and again. Let us know what you think. Which of these sites grabbed you? Which ones had you running from your computer terminal, vowing to never to venture online again? You can let us know by filling out the Funderstanding feedback form. Education When it comes to reading up on current trends in education, here’s our list of tried and trues: Engines for Education Harvard School of Education Multiple Intelligence Theory Theory of Multiple Intelligences Insititute of Learning Technology at Columbia University Learning Theory and Research Internal [...]
Intellectual Capital
Intellectual Capital is one of the hottest topics talked about in today’s Knowledge Management field. In fact, FastCompany magazine proclaims it one of management’s fastest growing trends. But just what does Knowledge Management mean? How can you and your company can capitalize on what your employees already know? First, you need an appropriate environment, one in which people are free to dialogue and experiment. Second, employees must be supported by the appropriate technology. Tom Stewart, on page 114 of Intellectual Capital, suggests three areas that justify investing in the construction of knowledge databases. They are: Corporate yellow pages that track [...]
The Fifth Discipline
OVERVIEW In his book The Fifth Discipline, Peter Senge details his model of a “learning organization,” which he defines as “an organization that is continually expanding its capacity to create its future.” A learning organization excels at both adaptive learning–also known as survival learning–and generative learning. THE TOOL Senge’s learning organization model consists of the following five disciplines: Systems thinking–Senge attests that we must look at the patterns that connect the larger system. Systems thinkers cure headaches by removing the cause, rather than simply ingesting aspirin. They pay careful attention to how different tasks and functions interact. Systems thinkers believe [...]
Resources- Lakota
Rather than using technology as a tool to instruct directly, teachers can use it as a tool to facilitate conversation. This conversation should allow for more personal student experiences that allow them to draw upon a wider base of experiences. This works particularly well when exploring multiple interpretations of a historical event. The Lakota Teaching Project contains a representative curriculum. This curriculum can easily be adapted to teaching other lessons of history, particularly those involving culture. The structure of a simple curriculum for this might be: Provide students an overview of a simple web authoring tool such as Microsoft’s FrontPage [...]
Learning Retention Rates
I was listening to a training session given by a client last week. The trainer was encouraging his sales people to work harder at educating customers. He mentioned that people retain more information when they are involved in an activity by ‘doing.’ He then cited this learning pyramid. This pyramid tells a very compelling story. After a lecture we can only be expected to retain 5% of what we hear. We can retain 10% of what we read, etc. Ultimately the pyramid reminds us that the best way to master a topic is to learn to teach it. The more [...]
Real Life Application: Decision Trees
A decision tree is an educational tool and is an effective way to teach the likely outcomes of projects and ideas. The trees are “useful tools for helping you to choose between several courses of action. They provide a highly effective structure within which you can explore options, and investigate the possible outcomes of choosing those options. They also help you form a balanced picture of the risks and rewards associated with each possible course of action,” according to MindTools.com, a career skills resource site. An example of a decision tree can be found by visiting the website of ATS [...]
