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eCombat: Lessons from the Interactive Battlefields of Afghanistan

Vignettes Learning

In October 2000, Military Technical Report 1107 entitled “Applying Collaborative and e-Learning Tools to Military Distance Learning: A Research Framework by Curtis J. This paper accurately assessed the trend of military training, the shift from conventional learning to interactive elearning. This gets more interesting.

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What is learner autonomy?

Docebo

In many ways, autonomous learning (or independent learning) takes the role of the teacher, educator, or learning admin out of the picture and allows a student to create and follow their own learning process. Learners now have a vast array of knowledge constantly available to them.

Learner 264
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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Sure, the pedagogy may not be perfect, but the alternative is much worse. Involving little more than knowledge transmission and perhaps a quiz at the end, the xMOOC is widely seen as replicating old-fashioned lectures and exams. It’s how the teacher uses that content to support learning that will make the difference.

OER 279
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The future of MOOCs

E-Learning Provocateur

Sure, the pedagogy may not be perfect, but the alternative is much worse. Involving little more than knowledge transmission and perhaps a quiz at the end, the xMOOC is widely seen as replicating old-fashioned lectures and exams. It’s how the teacher uses that content to support learning that will make the difference.

OER 224
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The Future of Education: A Closer Look at Self-Paced Learning Options

Kitaboo

With the contribution of digital textbook platforms like KITABOO, self-paced learning is not only made possible but also made interactive and immersive. Knowledge is truly in the hands of learners, a power they can wield in modern pedagogy for higher engagement and performance.

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All change

Technology Enhanced Learning Blog

This was the start of my journey in learning technology and working in an academic environment. At Warwick I have been heavily involved in the FutureLearn MOOCs , as I wrote about in my 3-year CMALT review , as well as working with colleagues on the leading distance learning MBA program. All delivered online. And enthusiasm.

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10 best LMS software of 2020

Ed App

Faced with the circumstances of everyday life, employees are forced to acquire as much knowledge as possible and to master the acquired skills quickly in order to be able to participate competitively in the market. In other words, it is a system that provides the opportunity to improve the whole process of learning and teaching.