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mLearning: The Latest Trends and Why You Should Care

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

by Rosie Hausler Mobile Learning (mLearning) has been around for quite a while now. As a subset of Distance Learning and eLearning it has promised a more immediate and more flexible approach to those bleeding-edge providers that have wanted to deliver more complete blended training programs.

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10 hot tips for moocers

E-Learning Provocateur

Seriously though, one aspect of moocs that I think requires urgent attention is the sense that many participants feel of being overwhelmed. I made the mistake of bouncing between Twitter, Google+ and Facebook in case I missed out on anything, but all that did was waste my time. Do something daily.

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Interview with Terry Anderson

Learning with e's

He is one of the pioneers of online and distance learning, and currently serves as the editor of the influential online open access journal International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning ( IRRODL ). Terry: I generally support the efforts to scale education, as we have always done in distance education.

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions 2011 #LCBQ

Tony Karrer

Situated learning (learning within context in a community of practice) grows thanks to augmented mobile reality. Virtual classrooms and smart-boards are used in a more student-centered way (not putting all the attention to one person up-front=bad). Tony Bates - eLearning Outlook for 2011 1. Here's what came up.

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Beyond the Classroom

CLO Magazine

Early digital and distance learning merely transferred the traditional lecture to a visual medium. At the same time, the small group experience of the classroom competes with broadly defined communities such as Wikipedia, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn. Online conversations need the same attention to quality interaction.

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e-Learning Acupuncture: Technology, Colleges and Community Online Conference

E-Learning Acupuncture

Check out the 2008 Theme: "TCC will feature papers and general sessions on the continuing evolution of distance learning, online communities and collaboration, social networking, and best practices of instructional technology. The Reflective Teacher CCK08: Facebook for Academics CCK08: The most successful network in history!

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e-Learning Acupuncture: Definitions: Web-courses

E-Learning Acupuncture

As he has discovered there is a great deal of overlap and confusion in the lexicon describing distance learning courses especially when technology is involved. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Posted by Eric at 10:39 AM Reactions: Labels: F2F , Hybrid , online , web course 1 comments: Naomi said.

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