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Does synchronous training fit the modern workplace?

TalentLMS

With self-paced training starting to slump, could synchronous training (self-paced learning’s antithesis) be making a comeback? In this post, we ask: “ What is synchronous training? What is synchronous training? You’ll hear the terms synchronous and asynchronous used a lot in conjunction with employee training programs.

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Mini Glossary of Elearning

KnowledgeOne

Elearning has evolved significantly over the last few decades, particularly with the advent of digital technology and Web 2.0. What is synchronous elearning? Synchronous elearning refers to one of the two types of interaction that can take place in an elearning environment. What is Web 2.0? Among the Web 2.0

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Strategies for transformation 2: from synchronous to asynchronous

Clive on Learning

The second step on the route to transformation is a shift from interventions that are synchronous to those that are asynchronous. In case you''re not familiar with the jargon, ''synchronous'' learning activities happen in real-time - they are ''live''. It allows for free-flowing discussions and is altogether more relaxed and sociable.

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3 Reasons Curatr Doesn’t Have A Discussion Forum

HT2 Labs

Using content curated from around your organisation or the wider web, Curatr allows course designers to challenge learners to take part in conversations and contribute back to the learning environment with content of their own devising. One thing that always comes up, and we say no to, is the requirement for a discussion forum.

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Some Tools for Social Learning and How they Help Learning

Kapp Notes

A wiki is a self-organizing knowledge web site. A wiki is a discussion. Wiki software allows users to create, edit and link web pages easily. It is so named because of the speed in which wiki software allows someone to update the web site. The term comes from “web log” which is shortened to “blog.”

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Terms e-Learning Designers Should Know

Mindflash

e-Learning: e-Learning is a broad term used to describe learning that occurs through the use of electronic means, which can include web-conferencing, CD-ROM, and web-based training. e-Learning can be referenced as instructor-led training (ILT), web-based training (WBT), and even computer-based training (CBT). As enterprise 2.0

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Online learning is more efficient than face to face training – discuss

Clive on Learning

The session debated the following motion: ‘Online learning is more efficient than face to face training – discuss’ I happily presented the case for the motion. Synchronous (live) online events, using web conferencing, instant messaging and so on. These were my arguments: 1.