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The Emotional Connection with Print: How Books Impact Readers’ Experience?

Hurix Digital

From social media to streaming services, we constantly have information and entertainment available at our fingertips. In contrast, printed books offer an oasis free from digital distractions. The world has undoubtedly become more digital in recent years. The temptation to multitask can disrupt focus.

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Informal learning hot list for February 2009

Jay Cross

It beats threshing a barrage of chaff to locate the kernels of information you want. The Informal Learning Flow aggregator is beginning to take social signals into account. Hot List on Informal Learning. The myth of the concentration oasis. Mining The Thought Stream. Informal Learning Flow and RSS and.

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What Are Some Environmental Advantages of Building Green?

Coreaxis

Imagine walking down a bustling city street and being surrounded by a lush green wall, purifying the air and creating a serene oasis amidst the concrete jungle. Rain gardens and bioswales act as natural filtration systems, removing pollutants and contaminants from stormwater before it reaches our rivers and streams.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: The Value of Instructional Designers

Learning Visions

Some of these discussions about tools is similar to the arguments that the main stream media has made about blogs and wikis. The tools are democratizing the learning process (in the same way blogs did for information) and giving the capability to the front line people and removing the friction that the formal learning departments create.