Carl Binder on the Legacy of B.F. Skinner | LET # 039

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B.F Skinner was a prominent American psychologist with a fascinating list of achievements based on his behavioral theories of operant conditioning, rate of response for learning in organisms. Among his many achievements, he also led the invention of eLearning in a way with his learning machines for corrective and formative feedback. In this episode, we talk to Carl Binder, the CEO of the Performance Thinking Network is former student of B.F. Skinner during his time at Harvard. We discussed Skinner's major contributions to education, learning and performance improvement.

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Skinner's Learning Machines video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFYruzWeFwQ
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00:00 Intro
02:15 Learning with Skinner
04:09 Skinner's Important Contributions
08:16 His background
10:40 Rate of Response in Call Centers
13:40 Proficiency and Speed
17:20 Behavior and Performance Improvement
19:20 Practice is Essential for Learning
23:10 Task Based Training

After serving 6 years as a Field Corpsman in the US Navy, and participating in operation Enduring Freedom, Alex has been a trainer, instructional designer and elearning developer specializing in corporate settings.
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