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Can we jumpstart new tech usage?

Clark Quinn

So, for example, email allows you to transmit text communications asynchronously to a set group of recipients. And around 2006-2009 they were quite the coming thing, and there was a lot of excitement that they were going to be the solution. The point here being that technologies have affordances. Let me use an example.

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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Web Courseworks

Think of those Google Alerts you excitedly set up in 2008 and haven’t read since 2009. It’s notable, too, that the DoD guidance tells implementers to continue to use SCORM for asynchronous course tracking. Plateau of Productivity. Slope of Enlightenment. xAPI: It is eerie how xAPI has exactly followed the hype curve.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Online Schooling for the K-12 Set

Learning Visions

Within higher ed, Im sure well continue to see growth in online, but it is starting to plateau a bit. All the projects provided standalone, asynchronous lessons. As I recall, she has two kids in high school who are taking online courses, and thats what got her interested in ID and e-learning. 9:52 PM Cathy Moore said.

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