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Learning Styles and E-Learning

eLearning 24-7

This post is going to be somewhat different than in the past, specifically a result of the argument of the effectiveness of learning styles and if they even exist. Nope, in all the counter-arguments it was focusing on one item, learning styles, which initially was going to make up only a small part of the post.

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Rethinking Learning Styles

Clark Quinn

I’ve pointed out the problems with learning styles in the past, but I want to rethink them with you, as we took quite a positive out of them in a unique way. I decided then what I still do now, that essentially all of the learning style instruments are garbage. Tags: meta-learning. Or even topic by topic.

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Techno rant but not really

Moodle Journal

The presentation started with an image of an operating theatre circa 1900+, a click of the mouse and we see a picture of an operating theatre 2000+. A click of the mouse, and the image was joined by a classroom circa 2000. The question was posed: could a surgeon from 1900 function in a modern operating theatre?

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Microlearning: What is it? And What Benefits does it Offer?

Learnkit

With the average attention span in North America dropping from 12 seconds in 2000 to 8 seconds in 2015 , the demand for shorter, more engaging training is higher than ever! Traditional classroom training often provides little to no long term takeaways for learners. In the world of elearning, microlearning has become a buzzword.

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Lurking and loafing

Learning with e's

They are similar to the silent student who sits in the corner of the traditional classroom, observing but not contributing, or the participants in Latane et al's experiments who produced less effort as the group size grew. 2000) Lurking, Anonymity and Participation in Computer Conferencing. Williams, K. and Harkins, S. 37, 822-832.

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Learning Communities List

Tony Karrer

TrDev - Large, Moderated - Training and Development Discussion Group begun in October 2000. Learning, Education and Training Professionals Group - a large LinkedIn group for training professionals, including project managers, instructional designers, developers, learning environment engineers, learning officers and classroom trainers.

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Recommended Reading Summary: A Chapter from “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School”

Adobe Captivate

It was written in 2000 but it contains some great foundational information. Chapter 1: “ Learning: From Speculation to Science ,” from How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School , by Bransford, Brown, and Cocking. This is my own summary of the first chapter on the list.

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