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Recommended Research: Constructivism & Learning Technology

Adobe Captivate

In class, we briefly touched on some learning theories and research related to constructivism and the effective use of technology, games and gamification within the overall learning environment. I will also post my own summaries of select articles over the next few weeks. Google Scholar. Google Scholar.

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Learning Thursday #2: Project-Based Learning

Adobe Captivate

Earlier this month, I started the Learning Thursday blog series , which features a new learning and development article every other week that has a unique perspective. I’ll also post some discussion points for those who would like to reflect on the article. Google Scholar. Project-based learning.

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Learner Resources in the Digital Age

BrainCert

Research suggests that social media can help learners feel more engaged and connected to their peers and instructors, which can have a positive impact on their learning experience. Digital libraries, like Project Gutenberg and Google Books, have digitized vast collections of books and made them freely accessible to readers worldwide.

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2015 Top Tools for Learning

Performance Learning Productivity

For me Twitter gives access to smart people who provide an enormous wealth of information and insight through their commentary and links to research, articles and other resources. Google Scholar: When I’m researching something, Google Scholar is the first port-of-call. LinkedIn does that job well.

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100 eLearning Articles and White Papers

Tony Karrer

My collection of eLearning Articles, White Papers, Blog Posts, etc. eLearn magazine: Feature Article Ten Web 2.0 Things You Can Do in Ten Minutes to Be a More Successful E-learning Professional By Stephen Downes, National Research Council Canada 5. eLearn magazine: Feature Article Ten Web 2.0 just reached 100.

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How humor helps + Powtoon review

Making Change

What research says about humor. I poked around Google Scholar and found studies that seem to agree that (relevant!) The article “How Laughing Leads to Learning” offers a readable summary of some research and makes several points that are relevant to corporate training.

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Recommended Reading Summary: A Chapter of “Emerging Technologies for the Classroom”

Adobe Captivate

I’ve since started writing chapter summaries (here is the last article ) so people can “preview” some of the great books out there and hopefully end up reading them! Google Scholar features most of the chapter for free. Below is this month’s chapter summary.