Thu.Nov 28, 2013

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If ELearning were a Thanksgiving Dinner…

LearnDash

'It is that time of year again, the time where we get together with family to share in one of the most anticipated meals of the year (and perhaps watch some football – Go Lions!)… In the U.S., the ingredients of a thanksgiving dinner are ingrained into our psyche. Everyone has their favorite food, and the smells are unmistakable. Which got me thinking… If elearning were a thanksgiving dinner, what food(s) would it be?

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Happy Students Learn Better! Foster Positive Emotions in Every Course You Make

SHIFT eLearning

'“First there is emotion; after that comes cognition,” said Frank Thissen, a Multimedia Didactics and Intercultural Communication professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Stuttgart, Germany. In the midst of a large research on the role of emotions in eLearning, Professor Thissen further explained that while negative emotions tend to make us clearly remember data including the minutest detail, positive emotions tend to help us remember more complex things.

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10 (Free!) eLearning Graphic Tools

DigitalChalk eLearning

'Most instructors manage to build an online course in their free time, usually between a full-time job and/or live teaching. With such a busy schedule, you shouldn’t have to waste your time struggling with graphics, images, and resources. We’ve created a list of 10 FREE eLearning graphic tools to help you build your next online course. Morgue File : An easy to use free photo site, with thousands of high-resolution images.

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‘Learner as producer’: what Amazon can teach us about the activist LMS

Saffron Interactive

'In a recent post, I mentioned that the order of the training transaction is currently the wrong way around. We treat learners as passive consumers, and don’t recognise their potential as producers. It’s an idea which is underlined in an excellent recent post by Steve Wheeler, from whom I’ve borrowed the first part of my title (although I suspect that Walter Benjamin got there first ).

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Happy Thanksgiving from OpenSesame!

OpenSesame

'To all of our American partners, we hope you''re enjoying your holiday! Just want to take the time to say we''re thankful for you. We''ve put together this video to show what each of us are thankful for this year. Have a wonderful day with your friends and family! Happy Thanksgiving! What are you thankful for this year? We''d love to hear from you in the comments!

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Happy Thanksgiving from OpenSesame!

OpenSesame

To all of our American partners, we hope you’re enjoying your holiday! Just want to take the time to say we’re thankful for you. We’ve put together this video to show what each of us are thankful for this year. Have a wonderful day with your friends and family! Happy Thanksgiving! What are you thankful for this year? We’d love to hear from you in the comments!

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Friday News Roundup: Black Friday Edition

OpenSesame

Welcome to Friday News Roundup: Black Friday Edition! Whether you’re spending the day at home, working, or shopping, there are deals to be had. We’ve put together resources from three of our favourite sites to help you take full advantage of the busiest shopping day of the year! . Lifehacker’s Everything You Need to Know About Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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Friday News Roundup: Black Friday Edition

OpenSesame

'Welcome to Friday News Roundup: Black Friday Edition! Whether you’re spending the day at home, working, or shopping, there are deals to be had. We’ve put together resources from three of our favourite sites to help you take full advantage of the busiest shopping day of the year! . Lifehacker’s Everything You Need to Know About Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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