Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

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Next Generation Audience Response Systems for Teachers and Trainers

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

Among the several well-known benefits of ARS, the most important one is that it creates an interactive and fun learning environment. Traditionally ARS consist of several units of wireless hardware (a clicker pad which looks like a remote control) used by the audience, and it is combined with a presentation software used by the presenter.

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Avatars in eLearning: Best Practices

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

Avatar by Melissa Clark Clearly, the benefits of using avatars in e-learning seem to be overwhelming. It responds to the learner's needs and provides helpful guidance. Research has shown improvement in learning outcomes when avatars are used. One should expect to find them everywhere. It should augment content, not be the content.

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mLearning in Africa

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

What are the benefits of m-Learning in this market? When the goal goes beyond assessment, you need a wider variety of interactions, such as the ones Raptivity provides. Another major challenge is electricity. VG: m-Learning is truly self paced, 24X7 learning. It can happen any time, anywhere. Those are fine for assessments.

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Internet of Things: Imagination is the only limit

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

These objects could be natural or man-made which would be provided with an IP address and the ability to transfer data over a network. These products and are aimed at benefiting a wide section of people. A lot of companies over the world are investing their time and resources to come up with various creative things as part of the IOT.

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eLearning Shows the Way!

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

A digital cinema provider from Hollywood will soon start using Raptivity for sales presentations. With relatively little effort, they derive benefits of the new technology, and spread the buzz. The owner of a Spanish humanities and technology web site has plans to use Raptivity for enhancing his web portal. Yes, and no.

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Creating Reusable Interactions

Vikas Joshi on Interactive Learning

You can also develop your own Flash program with due care, so that it provides a way for other users to customize interactions. If you go the custom interaction model route, there are several benefits. This will be tedious, but can be done using XML or other data files. What is the payoff?