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Are we taking into account the culture surrounding our students?

Kapp Notes

The Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Industrial Revolution and Information Age are all closely related to the influence of a particular technology or group of technologies had on livelihood, people and governments during that period in history. Historical periods are often named for the influence of technology on the period. Grossman, L.

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Create Autonomy in Gamification and Other Learning Environments

Kapp Notes

The relationship between a learner’s “choice and system’s response is one way to characterize the depth and quality of interaction” (Salen & Zimmerman, 2004, pg 61). Salen and Zimmerman (2004) have developed an anatomy of choice useful for fostering autonomy within game playing. References. & Mayer, R.

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Digital tribes and the network nation

Learning with e's

Photo from Wikimedia Commons I will argue here that within the present information age, where digital communication technologies have fractured the tyranny of distance beyond repair, and where computers have become pervasive and ubiquitous, identification through digital mediation has become the new cultural capital (Bordieu and Passeron, 1990).

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Mobile gives the edge

Learning with e's

For everyone of us who own them, mobile phones are changing our lives, influencing our decisions about how we interact with each other, how we access and consume information, how we work, entertain ourselves and purchase our goods. 2004) Constant Touch: A Global History of the Mobile Phone. 2002) Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution.

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Agile Microlearning Explained

Learner engagement and retention doesn’t have to be a mystery. Cognitive science theories already supply the answers. Learn how OttoLearn packages them into a single platform you can use to deliver microlearning based reinforcement training, and go beyond completions to focus on outcomes.

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Learning Styles and E-Learning

eLearning 24-7

What I care about is providing insight and information to folks, who might be unaware OR has a general interest in acquiring knowledge. Gardner in 2000, said there was little evidence for his theory to be true, and again in 2004. She added that it all comes down to the sensitivity in absorbing and encoding information. .

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Switzerland Digital Accessibility Laws: An Overview

Hurix Digital

These include the European Accessibility Act 2025 in Europe, the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 in Australia, the Federal Ordinance on Barrier-Free Information Technology 2011 in Germany, The Disability Act 2005 in Ireland, the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities 2008 in Korea, etc.

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