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Interactivity

Kapp Notes

Studies, as well as common sense, indicate that interactivity helps the learner retain information as well as increasing the learner’s willingness to spend time with the material. People learn faster and develop more positive attitudes when learning is interactive [4].” Horton [3] writes, “Interactivity boosts learning. 3] Horton, W.

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Amid security vulnerabilities, IT training remains vital

Aptara

In some cases, knowledge about IT solutions is good-to-have information that will help organizations become more efficient. Qualys noted that Windows Server 2003 has now passed into this risky category. Drolet noted that slow fixes and complacent attitudes are weakening companies further. Information Technology.

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Colleges Can Help Bridge the Soft Skills Gap

CLO Magazine

Self-evaluation, personal responsibility, positive attitude, good work habits and people skills fall under professionalism. Information and Technology Proficiency. Tulgan said three categories of soft skills capture the behavior that managers want: professionalism, critical thinking and followership. Critical and Creative Thinking.

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Emotional Intelligence: The Real Performance Indicator

CLO Magazine

Blasi said Six Seconds collected information through engagement surveys and helped the company efficiently address emotional issues. When Vice President of Human Resources Sherry Miller joined auto dealer Park Place Dealerships in Dallas in 2003, it was not the award-winning company it is today.

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The Learner and The Feeling of Self-Efficacy

KnowledgeOne

are more likely to ask for help and to use sophisticated information processing strategies, use self-regulation strategies in their learning — for example, during assessments — and use metacognition (see Metacognition 101 ). Sources: Albert BANDURA, Auto-efficacité : Le sentiment d’efficacité personnel, Bruxelles, De Boeck, 2003.

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The key to understanding what’s going on

Jay Cross

The 50,000 foot view of what’s going on in social networks and informal learning has changed very little In the last five years. From 2003 : As the pendulum of culture chic swings from the institution to the individual, it’s natural that empowering the common participant is back in vogue. A new attitude, or lack thereof.

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Is there value in defining mobile learning and classifying mobile devices?

Janet Clarey

People in different kinds of jobs may not be able to access particular types of information (whether formal training, take-on-your-own-time stuff, job aids). When we started creating the mobile media in 2003 we noticed that mobile is used “when you happen have the time” and only for a short period of time.