"When it comes to successful eLearning design, everybody should agree that there’s no such thing as too much information about how the human brain operates. It’s wired for social learning. Our respective environments actually shape our brains and the rest of our bodies."
SH!FT has published a new post that looks at how one can meet social learning needs in an online environment. The post includes a link to a short video (~3 minutes) that looks at "the application of neuroscience to organizational development."
The six areas are also found in a face2face environment (although there may be students whom do not experience all of them).
To create a more effective eLearning course consider these areas as you design it:
1. Belonging to a group
2. Ability to express
3. Ability to compete
4. Ability to support and be supported by other learners
5. Ability to see what's being learned
6. Excitement about applying learning
More information is available on each of these concepts in the post.
Suggestions for how to meet these 6 social learning needs in your elearning course.