Rob Hubbard

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Back to Basics – What is eLearning?

Rob Hubbard

I get nul points; no poxy bit of paper; no recognition for the time lost, opportunity cost and not even a chance to go back in and waste another couple of hours of my life because of error x2032 – as if I’m supposed to know what to do with that bit of information f%$H, f%!£, Clive argues that there are five basic forms of eLearning: 1.

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Power to the People – 5 Reasons to Embrace a Pull Learning Strategy

Rob Hubbard

If I want to know the best way to solder a joint or set a stone, I’ll Google it, find a video on YouTube or ask my social network of fellow jewellers. Information can be easily updated. User-generated content, moderated by the learners themselves can be a very effective way of keeping information current.

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Coactivism – A Learning Model

Rob Hubbard

These questions measure only the effectiveness of the learner’s short-term memory; not whether they will retain the information or be able to put it into practice. We know from Ebbinghaus’ Forgetting Curve that we forget the majority of what we learn in a matter of days if we do nothing with that information. Featured on EcoPressed.