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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. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

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3 LMS Must-Have’s to Support Synchronous eLearning

TalentLMS

With all of this flexibility and the ability to cater to each learner’s preferred learning style, most e-learning course strategies are divided into what is known as synchronous and asynchronous learning categories. Which LMS Features are the Most Important for Supporting Synchronous eLearning?

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The Importance of Informal Learning at the Workplace

Origin Learning

The advent of social learning is just an off-shoot of the original forums and the friendly banter there though to a wider more open audience now with all the bells and whistles of apps, emojis, stickers, instant messaging etc. Is your organization ready with an informal learning strategy yet?? Learning from the Pioneers.

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Mini Glossary of Elearning

KnowledgeOne

Elearning has evolved significantly over the last few decades, particularly with the advent of digital technology and Web 2.0. What is synchronous elearning? Synchronous elearning refers to one of the two types of interaction that can take place in an elearning environment. What is asynchronous elearning?

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Communities of Practice in your LMS: A hidden KM tool

TalentLMS

Why, despite all efforts to capture the right content for a seemingly “performance-based” training, you are unable to get satisfying reviews on your eLearning content. In this article, we will define knowledge and how using your LMS, you can share tacit and explicit knowledge using some knowledge management strategies. What is missing?

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Communities of Practice in your LMS: A hidden KM tool

TalentLMS

Why, despite all efforts to capture the right content for a seemingly “performance-based” training, you are unable to get satisfying reviews on your eLearning content. In this article, we will define knowledge and how using your LMS, you can share tacit and explicit knowledge using some knowledge management strategies. What is missing?

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Synchronous vs asynchronous elearning

eFront

In today’s elearning environment the type of learning that takes place is generally divided into one of two categories: synchronous and asynchronous. Both strategies have their own pros and cons, and the technique that is right for a student greatly depends upon their method of absorbing the information that is being provided.