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TCC09: Evaluating Social Networking Tools for Distance Learning

Experiencing eLearning

Presenter: Ellen Hoffman, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Summary: “Debates rage about the appropriateness of using social networking in teaching, with arguments ranging from waste of time and distraction from academic goals to needed to reach net generation student. Social networks for distance learning.

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The Sound of Silence | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Some people synthesize material when it is presented in written form, and some just do better when they are free to listen without reading. And yet that’s effectively what is happening when we present text visually and then have someone say it at the same time. Why don’t we hear that? Because it’s not true.

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Measuring Project Success: Thoughts for the Training Professional.

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Measuring Project Success: Thoughts for the Training Professional by Jim on April 24, 2011 in Project Management/Project Delivery When we think of the concept of “success,” it often seems relatively straightforward.

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Learning from The King's Speech | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

With deadlines and budget pressures always present, it’s easy to jettison these “soft&# elements. Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Finding ways to incorporate these elements can be difficult for instructional designers, curriculum developers, and, especially, creators of eLearning.

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Can Games Transform the World? | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

The game randomly presented the players – the public – with the questionable receipts. According to Koreen, In his writings on Play Theory, Lloyd Rieber presents compelling evidence of the validity of games as a learning strategy. Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Properly d.

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Jeffrey Gitomer's Reciprocation: The Old Give and Take…and Take.

Dashe & Thomson

And throughout the entire presentation, there was Jeffrey, running around the room giving away as many free books and videos as possible without getting in the way of his message. In the hallway before I entered the ballroom was a magnificent spread of pastries and coffee. Jeffrey is taking advantage of an age-old rule known as RECIPROCATION.

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Jeffrey Gitomer's Reciprocation: The Old Give and Take…and Take

Dashe & Thomson

And throughout the entire presentation, there was Jeffrey, running around the room giving away as many free books and videos as possible without getting in the way of his message. In the hallway before I entered the ballroom was a magnificent spread of pastries and coffee. Jeffrey is taking advantage of an age-old rule known as RECIPROCATION.