Beyond TAE: Learning Theory and its Application in The VET Classroom

Together with presenter, Tony Kirton, this session will 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.

Key topics covered

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

• Instructional Designers
• Trainers
• Training Managers
• L&D Managers
• Curriculum Developers
• Resource Developers