Welcome to the Cognitive Overload Site!

Have you ever sat in a training class and been totally overwhelmed by all the new information, technology and esoteric vocabulary? Have your eyes glazed over from information overload? Have you been so frustrated you just wanted to get up and walk out? If so, then you have suffered from cognitive overload!

This is a tutorial for instructional designers and trainers to gain a better understanding of cognitive overload, how to identify cognitive overload in your learners and how to avoid it by using various instructional strategies. Don't let your learners suffer from cognitive overload!

Instructions
Use the navigation on the left side of the window to progress through the tutorial. This course does not need to be taken in sequence, you may skip around if you wish. There is a quiz at the end of each section, but it is not graded, the scores are for your information only.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jennifer Herrod.