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The moot point of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Some people are head-over-heels in love with MOOCs. Or perhaps more accurately, the idea of MOOCs. They believe the new paradigm will democratise – and even revolutionise – education. Others, however, consider MOOCs a passing fad, an unsustainable business model, yet another a buzzword destined for the scrapheap like so many before it. I happen to stand somewhere in the middle.

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Supporting Critical Thinking in eLearning by Bill Brandon

LearningGuild

Elearning design (and many authoring tools) may often support rote learning, recall of information, and acquisition of discrete skills, but not use of the information or skills to solve difficult problems, evaluate ideas, or settle arguments. Is there a way to use eLearning to develop or sharpen critical. thinking skills? This article explores the question and suggests some answers.

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The moot point of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Some people are head-over-heels in love with MOOCs. Or perhaps more accurately, the idea of MOOCs. They believe the new paradigm will democratise – and even revolutionise – education. Others, however, consider MOOCs a passing fad, an unsustainable business model, yet another a buzzword destined for the scrapheap like so many before it. I happen to stand somewhere in the middle.

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New eBook: 62 Tips on Effective eLearning Instructional Design by Bill Brandon

LearningGuild

It’s easy to be overwhelmed by all the new technologies coming into eLearning: mobile apps, 3-D virtual worlds, geolocation, MOOCs, new development tools, and on and on. But the value of any eLearning project rests on effective instructional design, not on technology. Twelve experts provide their top design tips in this eBook and in the upcoming Online Forum (February 21 – 22, 2013).

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

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Why isn’t L&D embracing informal learning?

Jay Cross

A Google+ Hangout with Craig Wiggings, Charles Jennings, Enzo Silva, Pascal le Rudulier, Clark Quinn, and Jay Cross. Rough Agenda. Chat Transcript. Join the Learning in Organizations Community on Google+.

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Pope sells Vatican to Google

Jay Cross

. Capitalism’s epicenter and holy shrine, the New York Stock Exchange , has a new owner! A guy in Atlanta bought it. This is like Disney buying the Capitol or the Israelis buying Mecca. Unthinkable. Founded in 1792 by twenty-four brokers under a buttonwood tree at 68 Wall Street, this is where the rules for buying and selling bonds and shares of companies were drawn up and agreed upon.

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20 Most Popular Learning Management Systems [INFOGRAPHIC]

LearnDash

In recent years, one thing has become abundantly clear: the learning management system market is growing by leaps and bounds. I remember the days when the only viable LMS was Blackboard – and the cost for implementation was somewhere to the tune of $25,000. Well, times have changed (for the better… except for Blackboard) in that there are plenty of new accessible options available, and for multiple different software platforms (for example, the upcoming LearnDash WordPress LMS plug

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How to Twitter: the infographic

Jane Hart

Just found this! Good summary of twitter for those yet to explore it. Source: Uploaded by user via David on Pinterest.

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