Certified Course

Certified Courses
Campus Faculty
ED108

Learning Theory and Practice

This course covers the different ways individuals learn and apply new knowledge. We start by covering the steps the brain goes through as it processes new information, and how knowledge is stored and retrieved. We then discuss how intelligence is measured and how learners process information through the use of multiple intelligences. Moving from theory to practice, the course shows instructors how to use the learning needs of students to increase knowledge acquisition and retention. The course includes a number of easy to implement strategies to help students retain and use new content.

Course Rating
Course Testimonials
Course Structure
Course Objectives
Performance Group
Certification Credits

Purchase Training

Access Course

In conjunction with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, MaxKnowledge has been honored by the 1EdTech Consortium as a Learning Impact Award Finalist for scaling pedagogical knowledge and practice through evidence-based technology.

MaxKnowledge Founder & CEO, Dr. Amir Moghadam, has been named as one of Career College Central's top 12 innovators leaping forward with ideas that have influenced the career education realm.

MaxKnowledge Chief Learning Officer, Tarlon Moghadam, has been named as one of Career Education Review's top 20 leaders changing career education.

In collaboration with the Universal Technical Institute, an independent evaluation study by the ROI Institute® proved the ROI of MaxKnowledge employee training on student retention to be over 500%.

MaxKnowledge leadership development courses are sponsored by Harvard Business Publishing and feature content from Harvard ManageMentor®.

Performance Group

This course provides you with a lifelong peer-to-peer learning opportunity through a specific Performance Group created within the Career Ed Lounge, a learning community of career education professionals. This allows you to learn and share with your peers at any time you want, even after you complete the course.

Go to the Performance Group for this Course

Course Disclaimer

Please review our Terms of Service for additional information regarding your use of this site.

Course Testimonials

"I really enjoyed this course and will recommend it to others.I learned a lot of things I use in my teaching strategies."

"There were numerous great ideas in this course about how to increase the learning potential of my students and the presentation of my lecture content!"

"Many interesting learning strategies. Learned several new approaches that I believe will enhance my overall effectiveness as an instructor."

"I really enjoyed the course it has helped me think of different ways to present my classes and keep them interesting not just for the student but for myself also."

"This was a fantastic course. Thank you so much. I learned a great deal about my students."

"Excellent content, very applicable to me and presented in a logical way that helped me learn."

"This is THE best of all courses I have taken! Excellent in all ways...thank you for this information!"

"This course really helped me understand how the learner processes information that is received. It also helped me learn ways to enhance classroom instruction, now that I better understand learning preferences and styles."

"I learned a lot of valuable information in this course and I am looking forward to introducing these new instructional strategies and evaluation tools into my classroom. Thank you for an excellent course!"

"Course was very enlightening. It gave a lot of strategies that I have already applied in my teaching. Excellent course."

"This course provided relevant information on learning theories and foundations that I can apply into my classroom performance immediately. Thank you!"

"I learned so much new information on how the brain functions. I will use these foundational theories in creating new simulation scenarios and situations that will help students learn more, perform better skills and acquire the right attitudes."

"This course was excellent in terms of a better understanding of learning theory and how to apply it in a classroom setting."

"This course was beneficial to enhance my professional development. Also the strategies that I learned will be of great use in the classroom ."

"Great course and I can apply the information to my classes. I like the examples provided, it helps me understand how to apply the information and store it."

"Excellent assistance in teaching process!"

Course Objectives

Module 1: The Learning Process

Identify how learning works.
Describe the brain's developmental stages and how the brain stores information.
Describe the impact of filters on student learning.
Identify kinds of memory storage.
Distinguish between concrete and abstract thinking.

Module 2: Understanding Multiple Intelligences

Determine how types of instruction support the learning process.
Define intelligence and how it is used.
Describe the process of pruning.
Identify different learning preferences and strategies for working with them.
Define the different kinds of multiple intelligences.
Describe how multiple intelligences are used in the learning process.

Module 3: Using Student Needs as Learning Tools

Identify ways of assessing learner needs and expectations.
Address learner autonomy.
Use pretests for instructional planning.
Help students immediately apply knowledge.
Apply methods for making course content relevant.
Use review as an effective learning tool.

Module 4: Helping Students Retain Course Content

Describe how learners decode course content.
Assist students with decoding course content.
Identify recoding course content strategies.
Select instructional supports such as scaffolding, guided notes, graphic organizers and mnemonics to enhance student learning.

Course Structure

Course Format

Can Start Anytime
Self-paced (within course enrollment timeframe)
4 Hours of Activities

Completion Requirements

Study Course Content
Pass ALL Required Quizzes

Digital Badge & Certificate of Completion

4 Hours of Continuing Education
Awarded upon successful completion of course

Course Rating

Certification Credits

This course provides a Certificate of Completion with 4 hours of continuing education credits.
This course provides credit toward the Certified Higher Education Professional (CHEP) credential in the following specialization area(s):
- CHEP in Teaching
This course provides credit toward the continuing education requirements for CHEPs in all areas of specialization.

About Help Contact Terms Privacy

We use cookies to personalize your browsing experience. By using this site, you consent to our use of cookies as explained in our Privacy Policy. Accept Cookies and Close this Message