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🎉 Our PhD student Joy (Qiping) Yang's paper "An Exponential Lower Bound for Spectral Density Estimation on Unweighted Graphs" has been accepted at #COLT2026! He is @ccanonne.github.io 's PhD student.

🔗 COLT: learningtheory.org/colt2026/

#learningtheory #algorithms
June 14, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Unlock the power of constructivism! Learning isn’t just about absorbing information—it’s about building knowledge through experience, collaboration, and reflection.

#LearningTheory #ProfessionalDevelopment #InstructionalDesign
January 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Cognitive giftedness probably isn’t as rare as we think.

What’s rare are the conditions that let intelligence become visible—activated, tested, and supported into form.

The question is: what conditions allow different cognitive models to come online?

#CognitiveScience #Education
#LearningTheory
June 25, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Learning isn’t just about knowledge—it’s about growth, purpose, and connection. 🌱

#Humanism #LearningTheory #CorporateTraining #InstructionalDesign #PersonalGrowth #LifelongLearning
February 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Beyond physical tools, we build conceptual models to predict the environment. We constantly test these internal models and modify them based on our results to better understand the world around us. #MentalModels #LearningTheory
April 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
APL emphasizes:
• Adaptation as a core mechanism (not just a nice-to-have)
• Performance as the end state (not learning completion)
• System design vs. event design
• Decision logic vs. methodology

#AdultLearning #LearningTheory #InstructionalDesign
May 12, 2026 at 11:11 AM
I found this in a thrifted in animal behavior book I bought. The first was so relatable - remember trying to keep the quadrants straight at first? - but this permanent inscription is going to drive me insane. I may add an “are.” #dogs #learningtheory
February 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Classical Conditioning - Learning through associations between a stimulus and a response.
#Psychology #LearningTheory #Behavior

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Concepts: Classical Conditioning — Simply Put Psych
This article aims to explore the concept of classical conditioning, its basic principles, prominent experiments, and its implications across various domains of psychology.
simplyputpsych.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Constructivism taught us that learning comes from doing.
AI just complicated that.
If students can outsource thinking, what does it mean to learn?
A new theory—agentivism—offers a path forward. 👇
open.substack.com/pub/davidpbl... #studentagency #cognitiveoffloading #learningtheory
Agentivism: A New Learning Theory for Teaching and Assessing Students in the Age of AI
How generative AI is reshaping constructivism, redefining student learning, and forcing educators to shift from evaluating products to measuring thinking, agency, and transfer.
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April 28, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Another in the series. I know it's not strictly a #LearningTheory. But it's central to most of them, and (IMHO) it has to form part of your overall #Learning experiences, whether they're digital, live, or #BlendedLearning.

Next up: TBC, but probably a look into #CommunitiesOfPractice in Learning!
Players or Spectators? Active Learning in Practice
How can you get people off the sidelines, and onto the pitch? Some thoughts on getting your learners involved in their learning.
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April 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Free to read in the Journal of Geoscience Education till end of February! 🔓

This study explores the benefits of gamified course design in introductory geology 🎲

Read now 👉 spr.ly/63326hG5gs

@nagtgeo.bsky.social #Geology #LearningTheory #CourseDesign
How and why gamified course design leads to student success in introductory geology: the power of control and choice
Gamified course design is the full integration of game elements in a course, and it has been shown to improve student motivation and success. The aim of this study was to learn which game elements ...
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February 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Unlock the power of the Information Processing Theory to enhance your learning! 🧠💡 By understanding how we process and store information, you can improve memory, focus, and retention. Discover the key to smarter studying!
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Information Processing Theory: What It Is and How It Can Enhance Learning
Want to learn and retain information better? ✅ The information processing theory explains how to do it! 👉 Read this article to boost your learning with this theory.
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February 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
#AI #LearningTheory #HigherEd

Sometimes it helps to read an old book. Found my copy of this slim 1990 volume in a random box dive today.

AI proponents are overdoing the comparisons between computers and the human mind.

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Acts of Meaning
Jerome Bruner argues that the cognitive revolution, with its current fixation on mind as “information processor,” has led psychology away from the deeper objective of understanding mind as a creator o...
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June 14, 2024 at 9:29 PM
John Sweller introduced "cognitive load theory" in 1988, shaping how we understand learning and memory. #RandomFact #Psychology #LearningTheory #Education #Memory
February 18, 2026 at 10:52 PM
What's Your GENIUS Type: The Multiple Intelligences SELF-TEST
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October 15, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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March 24, 2026 at 12:45 PM
We need a continuum between learning activity and assessment; not separated by time and space #seamless
#gametheory informing #learningtheory and #learningpractice

#OLConf2017 panel
Exploring the design of learning experiences across industries
September 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Enjoy the audio overview version of my latest blog, Agentivism: Learning and Assessment in the Age of AI notebooklm.google.com/notebook/f64... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #agentivism #studentagency #learningtheory
May 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Is personalized engagement the sole driver of effective education? Some argue discipline, critical thinking, and the ability to grapple with challenging material are equally, if not more, important for deep learning. #LearningTheory 4/6
September 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM