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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: DIY vs. Formal Learning

Learning Visions

Elliot Masies most recent Learning Trends newsletter leads with the headline "DIY: Do It Yourself Trends". Im getting a Masters Degree in Instructional Design. But Ill have the knowledge and the confidence that I know what the hell Im talking about for once. Because its out there. And its free. Free range. Free of cost.

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Allen bridges the gap from theory to practice on both training and educational programs. Wedemeyer Award recognizes publications of merit that make significant contributions to research in the field of distance education. These tips are from senior managers and training professionals from major corporations around the world.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Day 4 - Man.Im just getting warmed up! (and a shocker!)

Mark Oehlert

In sales of both videos and recorded music—in many ways the perfect products to test the long-tail theory—we see that hits are and probably will remain dominant. " While Im in no way qualified to judge the accuracy of Prof. " Elberse writes that "It is therefore highly disputable that much money can be made in the tail.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Tell me your latest/greatest books on learning.

Mark Oehlert

Im also usually working on two or three books at a time, not because Im that smart but just because I usually have one staked out in a couple of different locations. I tried to get into Benkler's The Wealth of Networks and Pirolli's Information Foraging Theory, but Benkler is too dense and Pirolli too esoteric.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Hey! Editors of "Educational Researcher".Get a FREAKING CLUE!!!!!

Mark Oehlert

Im sorry but to my simple country mind the choice is clear.more, more, more or less, less,less. Posted by: mark oehlert | March 31, 2008 at 09:20 PM I agree with you in theory. The alternative is that this is it.we I don't buy that reality. The Lewin Links This link should take you to the page I have on del.icio.us

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Gadgets, Games and Gizmos: The Blog Book Tour - Week Two

Mark Oehlert

Main | Im tired people, so Im only going to say this about 1,000 more times. He/she needs to think about the negative reaction that could come about if the enterprise has something like IM deployed but the boss won’t let the Gamer see if he is online or available. This is how they build virtual friendships.

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Breakthrough eLearning: Why I Hate Conferences!

Breakthrough eLearning

Elliott Masie tried to reverse some of these trends in the Learning 2005 Conference last fall. Good stuff and Im definitely going to comment on your conferences post. The professional conference as a forum for knowledge sharing is in dire need of a new learning theory and a more enlightened practice. 2:52 PM Tony Karrer said.