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Let’s Get Visual: It’s World Emoji Day

Litmos

I don’t know anyone who prefers to click through a course made entirely of text bullet points or worse, lengthy paragraphs without any visual support to drive home the concepts or reinforce the information graphically. Now, most of the Calendar icons across platforms (Google, Twitter, etc.) Maybe this is why we all love emojis.

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Doing and knowing

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For the traditionalists, tools such as Google and other digital media are not to be completely trusted or relied upon, and some even consider them a distraction from the real business of learning, or question the veracity of their content. 2002) Digital Hemlock: Internet Education and the Poisoning of Teaching. References Brabazon, T.

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Theories for the digital age: Paragogy

Learning with e's

They show that never before has access to information and people been so easy and so widespread, and that we make connections with people who can help us manage, organize, disseminate and make sense of the resources. 2002) Digital Hemlock: Internet Education and the Poisoning of Teaching. References Brabazon, T. Brabazon, T.

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DiscoverLink Delivers Instant-access Training with Launch of Mobile App

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With browser-free access to content that must be referenced throughout their shift, team members can use mobile phones or tablets to view information where and when they need it. It became available for download on the Apple Store and Google Play on Thursday, June 13 th. About DiscoverLink, Inc. About DiscoverLink, Inc.

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Using Microlearning to Accelerate Productivity

Litmos

That’s why micro-learning — short bursts of information that are easy to follow and understand — is so important in the workplace. Done well, it’s an effective way to boost learners’ retention and get new information into their hands quickly. Eventually, after a few rounds of this, learners will understand and retain the information.

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Computer Aided Learning: From pre-history to where we’re at in late 2018

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After that home computers became ubiquitous though eLearning really took off in 2002 when MIT put its courses online. Before Google there were arguments about which terrible search engine was best. Google’s Daydream lets you virtually walk around major places of interest. Where has computer aided learning been?

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Theories for the digital age: Paragogy

Learning with e's

They show that never before has access to information and people been so easy and so widespread, and that we make connections with people who can help us manage, organize, disseminate and make sense of the resources. 2002) Digital Hemlock: Internet Education and the Poisoning of Teaching. References Brabazon, T. Brabazon, T.

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