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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

These dynamics have been around for thousands of years, and have been written about extensively for decades – like in this 1973 article by Mark Granvotter in the American Journal of Sociology, The Strength of Weak Ties. Learning and development professionals should remember the Weak Ties theory when designing social learning systems.

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Designing with science

Clark Quinn

And, of course, you can also go right to the pure journals, like Instructional Science, and Learning Sciences, and the like, if you are fluent in academese. The second approach I recommend is theory. If science and theory can’t provide the answer, you either wing it, but it’s better if you set up an experiment.

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Insurance Training Programs to Empower Professionals for Future Success

Infopro Learning

These instructors can provide practical insights, share real-world examples, and offer guidance on navigating complex situations. Practical Insights: Instructors with industry expertise can bridge the gap between theory and practice, helping trainees understand how the knowledge gained in the classroom translates to their daily roles.

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New frontiers opening for STM journals

Aptara

New frontiers opening for STM journals. Current movements within academic publishing provide a great example of this effect. Current movements within academic publishing provide a great example of this effect. E-journals published on open access models promote inspection on the spot. Scientific populism. aptaraeditor.

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Why Fun in Learning is Important

Growth Engineering

A study in the journal, College Teaching, found that students could recall a statistics lecture more easily when the lecturer added jokes about relevant topics. In a study for the Journal of Vocational Behaviour, Michael Tews found that employees are more likely to try new things if their work environment is fun.

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Learning Styles and E-Learning

eLearning 24-7

A theory discussion. I will point out some research that indicates that says learning styles exist, but I am not going to focus on some scientific theory thing, which is one reason why I started this blog in the first place – too much theory, and not real world. Written as a Journal Post. Two Data Points.

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SOLUTIONING AND CONTENT-BASED VALUE CREATION

Learnnovators

Truthfully, how many of us keep on top of industry journals, whitepapers, surveys and reports as a way of professional life? When we look at instructional design theory, models, or processes, Firstly, they all seem to gloss over solutioning. As for practitioners, we cannot dodge this gap just because theory doesn’t address it!

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