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Synchronous Learning: Advantages & Disadvantages

eLearningMind

Share on facebook. Interactions take place via e-mail, discussion boards, and social media groups, for example. Share on twitter. Share on linkedin. Share on email. Synchronous learning describes real-time learning that takes place at the same time but not in the same place. Television is an early tool for synchronous learning. .

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10 Secrets of Online Course Design from Award-Winning MOOCs

WBT Systems

They’re encouraged to follow the ModPo Twitter account and join the ModPo Facebook group —a group originally created by a ModPo student. Filreis and his TAs periodically participate in Facebook discussions. Once a week, Filreis and the TAs participate in a live webcast from the Kelly Writers House on the Penn campus.

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Converting Live Workshops to an Online Course (Part I)

Web Courseworks

Design approaches for course conversion range from providing recorded webinar/ webcast series to purist academic approaches following formulas like William Horton’s Absorb—Do—Connect methodology to even more complex evaluation-driven design using a Quality Matters rubric. Social media has put this agenda item on overdrive.

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Increase Member Engagement with an Online Learning Challenge

WBT Systems

For many participants, a sense of competition and social pressure act as additional motivators. During the challenge, you want to have plenty of time to moderate the online community or discussion forum, encourage social sharing, and send emails to participants with congratulatory or motivational messages. Social media updates.

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3 Ways to Attract and Engage Young Professionals

Abila

Millennials have grown up with technology and are often referred to as digital natives with their dominance of social networks. By and large, younger members are interested in job opportunities (34 percent), socializing (30 percent), and certifications (24 percent). billion worldwide) and the most ethnically and racially diverse.

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Virtual (Learning) Reality

CLO Magazine

A big part of virtual learning is so-called social learning. companies spent $13,675 on average on social learning tools and services — a 39 percent increase from 2011. When confidential information is being shared, however, social learning does not occur through social media.

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What Can You Expect in 2013?

CLO Magazine

According to a December 2011 issue of Business Insider, the mobile apps analytics firm Distimo said many popular apps were games such as Angry Birds, social networking such as Facebook, Skype and Twitter, and other content such as Google Maps and iBooks. Webcasts, for example, are used to discuss ideas and provide access to experts.