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eLearning: Attention, Attention!

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

"   According to the article, "Microsoft found that since the year 2000 (or about when the mobile revolution began) the average attention span dropped from 12 seconds to eight seconds." According to Microsoft and an article  published online by Time , we now lose our concentration in a mere  8 seconds.

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Understanding Gen Z—the New E-Learning Generation

LearnDash

According to the Pew Research Center , up until about the year 2000, roughly have of teens held a summer job. As the first generation to grow up with the Internet, Millennials quickly became adept at a range of computer skills, particularly those related to desktop programs and using the Internet.

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Dark face of the Internet

Learning with e's

Ulearn is a prestigious event which this year has close to 2000 international delegates attending, and there is quite a buzz surrounding the event. Tags: Stephen Heppell Internet safety ulearn10 Brett Lee e-safety. Day one of the fabulous Ulearn conference kicked off today in sunny Christchurch, New Zealand.

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What is normal?

Technology Enhanced Learning Blog

Back in the year 2000 I used to work in Southampton, an internet start-up that was based in a converted ship store at a place called Shamrock Quay. From the train station I’d cycle the 15 or so minutes in all weathers, passed the docks, houses, industrial units, the football stadium, and scrubland.

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The changing shape of the internet

Clive on Learning

Chris Anderson’s article The web is dead: long live the internet , in the August edition of Wired magazine, has attracted a lot of attention, including mine, but for many the title of the article would mean very little. Web pages are viewed using applications called web browsers (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc.).

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Writing & Grammar: Nauseated by Nauseous

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

In Strunk and White's The Elements of Style , originally copyrighted in 1935, with the fourth edition copyrighted in 2000, the writers flat out state that nauseous means "sickening to contemplate" and nauseated means "sick at the stomach." That hard line was changing, even in the year 2000. the Internet.

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Open Access And Principles Of ORCID

Hurix Digital

All one needs is the internet and the copyright holder’s consent. OA started in 2000 and is a relatively new publication model in the history of scientific journals. . OA started in 2000 and is a relatively new publication model in the history of scientific journals. . This is especially important for authors and readers.

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