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2015 Top Tools for Learning

Performance Learning Productivity

My list of top tools for learning in 2015 : Google Search : ‘Professor Google’ is he is known in my house. Like the brains of many professors, the information you’re looking for is usually in there somewhere, but sometimes difficult to pin down. It’s certainly a tool that works for me. LinkedIn does that job well.

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Learning Thursday #1: Mobile Technologies in Education

Adobe Captivate

Google Scholar. The Google Scholar link will take you to JSTOR, where you can read this article for free.). Using MyArtSpace as an example, the authors discuss the possibilities for mobile technology to form bridges between formal and informal learning. Sharples, M., Lonsdale, P., Rudman, P., & Meek, J.

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Learning Thursday #2: Project-Based Learning

Adobe Captivate

Google Scholar. The Google Scholar link will take you to a free PDF of the article.). If you’d like to participate, please follow me here on the Adobe eLearning blog and comment on this week’s article: Krajcik, J., & Blumenfeld, P. Project-based learning. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

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Learner Resources in the Digital Age

BrainCert

Welcome to the digital age, where the internet is reshaping the learning landscape and revolutionizing the way we access information. In this blog, we'll explore the myriad of learner resources available in the digital age and how they can help you stay informed and engaged.

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How humor helps + Powtoon review

Making Change

When a “course” must be created regardless of its usefulness, a cartoon would at least be more fun than an information dump. I poked around Google Scholar and found studies that seem to agree that (relevant!) What research says about humor. humor in teaching can increase retention, motivation, and comprehension.

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Taking Time to Learn with Alex Salas

TechSmith Camtasia

You need the time to reflect in order for your brain to retain the new information. I still encounter people who want to learn, but don’t search … they’re waiting for the information to come to them.” You have to be careful where you go, because you can get wrong information. Motivation is also a key factor in learning. “If

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Recommended Reading Summary: A Chapter of “Emerging Technologies for the Classroom”

Adobe Captivate

Google Scholar features most of the chapter for free. And social media can encourage an environment of trust, where individuals share information about themselves and their interests. This access can provide students with context and a better understanding of how the information they are learning applies to the world as a whole.