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The Return of the (Digital) Native | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Textbooks, blackboards, and overhead projectors remain the tools of choice for many teachers, at a time when their students are geared to learn from iPads, PowerPoint, and instant messaging. The result is a lost message, and a lost opportunity. Already, the first classes of DNs have entered the workforce. Properly d.

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The Importance of Informal Learning at the Workplace

Origin Learning

You start looking at various travel websites, blog posts by travel bloggers, and follow travel groups on Facebook for further information. Companies like Intel, Nike, and Google have pioneered the use of informal learning in their organizations to make learning fun, interactive, and easily accessible. Learning from the Pioneers.

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5 Online Employee Training Tools Every Company Needs to Succeed

KnowledgeCity

5 Online Employee Training Tools Every Company Needs to Succeed. Slack serves as an instant messaging platform with a large number of add-ons for other business products. Resources and files can be easily shared, and communication is instant with both group and individual messaging. Learning Management Systems.

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Hike: How Free Offline Messaging Works

Origin Learning

With the coming of affordable 2G and 3G networks for mobiles , it is like we have been hardwired to Instant Messaging (IM) on our phones. In fact, IM applications have evolved to provide much more than simple text-and-emoticon messaging. To promote the app, the company gives you 100 free replenishable SMSs every month.

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Is the Future of Training Microlearning?

ATD Learning Technologies

The most commonly used microlearning techniques are multimedia presentations (slide shows), online microgames, lesson-based podcasts, instructional videos, online quizzes, email, SMS, and instant messaging. Microlearning also uses social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram.

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Change Our Traditional Approach to Education

Kapp Notes

Today as marketers, advertisers, video game companies and electronics manufacturers focus their efforts on pleasing youngsters in terms of design, visual appeal and functionality, these youngsters are shaping society and culture more than in any other time. Video game companies now create multi-player versions of their once solitary products.

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How to Build an Internet Company Teaching English to Spanish Speakers Online with Marcus Carter

LifterLMS

Learn how to build an internet company teaching English to Spanish speakers online with Marcus Carter in this episode of the LMScast podcast hosted by Chris Badgett from LifterLMS. He is using the LifterLMS Groups functionality to sell to companies who are interested in teaching English to their employees.

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