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Finally, Good News: Training Budgets Up Over 9 Percent, Survey Says

Mindflash

learning and development professionals per 1,000 learners. This is partly driven by increased scaling provided by technology-based training, as well as the move to informal and collaborative learning, for which coworkers and subject matter experts (SMEs) assume some responsibilities once held solely by L&D staff,” the report explains.

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At the end of our tether

Learning with e's

There are endless examples already available of teachers who have incorporated mobile technologies into their classrooms, for voting, collaborative learning, capturing data, creating content and interacting with specific environments. 2012) The right to control one's learning. Reference Holt, J. Moravec (Ed.)

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Teach less, learn more

Learning with e's

"This generation of learners will astonish us", he declared, but only if we astonish them by providing stimulating and relevant learning environments. Next year, the theme of PeLC12 (April 18-20, 2012) is 'Create, Connect, Collaborate: Learning in New Dimensions'. What will we learn from this? Are you with us?

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Tools I Use

Marcia Conner

Facebook – The largest social network on the planet, with more members (901M in April 2012) than the population of Europe, Russia, and the Middle East combined (780M). I wrote a post several years ago called “ Face to Facebook Learning “ challenging the notion you can’t learn on Facebook.

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions 2011 #LCBQ

Tony Karrer

iPad Cornerstone OnDemand Plateau Saba Augmented Reality Cloud Computing Analytics Mobile Learning GeoLearning Performance Support Outsource Low Cost iPhone Learning Theory Creative Commons Facebook Portal Learn.com Leadership eLearning Strategy Knowledge Management Voiceover Obviously, the Cornerstone OnDemand is because of the IPO.

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Learning from each other

Learning with e's

This approach to pedagogy has its roots in Vygotskiian Zone of Proximal Development theory , where a more knowledgeable other, whether teacher, adult or simply a better informed peer, can extend someone's learning experience beyond what they might achieve alone (Vygotsky, 1978). But peer education can also be reciprocal. Corneli, J.