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In the abstract

Learning with e's

The same applies with journal articles - most publishers, particularly those who put up paywalls, will often allow you a free look at just the journal abstracts. Several people have asked me to share my ideas and advice on writing abstracts for conference papers and journal articles. Get it wrong, and you may lose your audience.

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Virtual reality for pain management

KnowledgeOne

Some of the examples of acute pain cases for which virtual reality is appropriate include patients who have just had a skin graft or are recovering from burns, those whose dressing changes are painful, children who receive treatments involving needles (puncture, injection, blood sampling, etc.) The Wall Street Journal.

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Develop: When Does Collective Wisdom Make Sense?

Kapp Notes

The article describes a talk given by alternate-reality game developer Jane McGonigal at the Game Developer's Conference in the serious games summit portion. You know the story, a research study was done and published in the referred journal, Nature. She stated that she believed computer games can teach collective intelligence.

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Best Practices for Enhancing the Virtual Classroom Experience

The Training by Nelle Blog | Corporate Training and Consulting

The examples listed above are only a few alternative eLearning methods to complement your virtual classroom training. Most important, encourage learners to document their learning journey through blog posts and journaling. The main goal is to boost the excitement of your participants by giving them a peek at what they can expect.

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A Post-Competency World

CLO Magazine

We propose an alternative to the competency model based on the notion of leadership versatility — the ability to balance paradoxical and seemingly contradictory dimensions of leadership. This mastery of opposites approach acknowledges that for every truth about leadership, there is an equal and opposing truth.

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What Happens When New Becomes Old? - Tip #89

Vignettes Learning

Soon more will come - and this is just a sampling from a very, very long list. Focus on impacts and not the tools It is easy to be distracted by too many shining objects, new bells and whistles that glitter and are dangled in front of us as learning alternatives. Ning.com was new years back. Then Twitter.com and Prezi came.

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What Happens When New Becomes Old?

Vignettes Learning

Soon more will come - and this is just a sampling from a very, very long list. Focus on impacts and not the tools It is easy to be distracted by too many shining objects, new bells and whistles that glitter and are dangled in front of us as learning alternatives. Ning.com was new years back. Then Twitter.com and Prezi came.