What is social learning?
Social learning theory is a theory of learning process and social behavior which suggests that new behaviors can be acquired by observing and imitating others. Developed by Canadian-American psychologist Albert Bandura, social learning theory posits that people learn from one another via observation, imitation, and modeling. The theory has often been called a bridge between […]
What is Generative Learning?
Generative learning is a theory that suggests that the learning process is based on the memory that is already stored in our brains. As new data is added to our long term memory, it becomes part of our knowledge base. The theory of generative learning is based on the assumption that the human brain does […]
What is Bloom’s Taxonomy?
Bloom’s taxonomy is a set of three hierarchical models used to classify educational learning objectives into levels of complexity and specificity. The models organize learning objectives into three different domains: Cognitive, Affective, and Sensory/Psychomotor. Bloom’s taxonomy was developed to promote higher forms of thinking in education, such as analyzing and evaluating concepts, processes, procedures, and principles, rather than simply memorizing facts. […]
How Fast-Growing Companies Leverage Technology to Make Training More Effective
After reading and watching many articles and videos about the disruption in corporate learning and development space, I started thinking, “how do small to medium sized businesses (SMB) make sense of all of this”? Do SMBs really think, “Gee, I really need to understand all of the strategies being discussed by corporate L&D experts before […]
We Caught Up With Jennifer Rogers From Bluewater Learning
Cognota caught up with our friend Jennifer Rogers from Bluewater Learning to share her value insights on how learning & development professionals should approach “the speed of business” as it pertains to their learning projects. Jennifer is the Director of Content Solutions at Bluewater Learning and has over 15 years of expereince in performance-based, high-impact learning, leveraging […]