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Changes in language learning for busy adults

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Aside from a couple of Greek vocabulary flashcard-style apps, it’s been classrooms, textbooks and handwritten homework. And if you take a self-study approach rather than signing up for a classroom course, those opportunities to practise with a native speaker are even fewer and further between. Making use of self-study data.

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#EDCMOOC: utopias & dystopias – looking to the future (part 3)

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The example that came to mind as I read this was that of virtual classrooms. In seeking to describe the new opportunity offered by the internet to bring learners synchronously together online, we reached for the universally understood concept of the classroom. Skeuomorphism: visual metaphor.

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Changes in language learning for busy adults

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Aside from a couple of Greek vocabulary flashcard-style apps, it’s been classrooms, textbooks and handwritten homework. And if you take a self-study approach rather than signing up for a classroom course, those opportunities to practise with a native speaker are even fewer and further between. Making use of self-study data.

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Lessons from Jamie's Dream School

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In fact, being labelled an expert (or a teacher) more likely means you’ve got to work twice as hard for that respect – many learners, just like those unruly kids in the history classroom last night, are wary from the word go, just waiting for you to make them feel small. But how often is that the case? Bookmark the permalink.

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15 tips for energising your e-learning | Good To Great

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Instead, emulate the tone of voice, pace and language used by a great classroom instructor. An e-learning course is not an academic paper, a business report, a legal document or an instruction manual. So don’t emulate any of those. Have a conversation. Ask questions, tap into their experiences, make references to their world.

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The five moments of need: designing with the learners in mind.

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← Lessons from the classroom: tips for engaging e-learning The secret of good design → Like Be the first to like this post. Share this: This entry was posted in Learning and training and tagged effectiveness , five moments of need , iitt , learning , performance support , relevance , training2010. Bookmark the permalink.

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Five tips for e-learning they'll fall in love with

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