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ID and e-Learning Links (6/9/14)

Experiencing eLearning

Lectures Aren’t Just Boring, They’re Ineffective, Too, Study Finds | Science/AAAS | News. Break up lectures every 10 minutes with active teaching techniques to improve student outcomes. Open access journal with a number of articles on active learning, blended learning, problem based learning, etc. (My

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CSU Resources

Kapp Notes

Here is a course titled How to Increase Learner Engagement which provides ten great ideas for breaking away from the lecture and working toward engaging students on a meaningful level. Journal of Educational Psychology, 88, 715-730. Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied. How to Increase Learner Engagement by Karl Kapp.

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Benefits of Mobile Devices in the Classroom

LearnDash

For example, students can answer polls, tweet questions, and look up information during lectures. First, it is difficult for students to avoid distractions, opting to watch a funny YouTube video instead of the lesson lecture. References: Student Engagement & Experience Journal | apple.com | depts.washington.edu | mobl21.com

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Reshaping leadership development for the frontline leader

CLO Magazine

Another aspect of self-directed learning leveraged the use of journaling and reflection. Participants were encouraged to keep a journal throughout the 12-week experience and were provided specific reflection questions or assignments throughout the program. Journaling was key.

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Spaced Retrieval, Retrieval Practice, and Knowledge Guru: What Research Tells Us

Knowledge Guru

Additionally, using the combination of a quizzing game and online lectures, student’s minds will focus more on the course and wander less, which is always an issue in online learning. In the study by Harvard researchers, participants were asked to learn from a 21-minute video lecture on statistics. 5] Kapp, K. 00174.2012. [7]

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The evolution of personal learning environments

Origin Learning

He reads books, accesses the Britannica Encyclopedia CD on his PC, participates in group discussions at his university, reads journals, magazines and newspapers in the library, logs on to the (slowly working) internet once in a while, watches TV, listens to the radio, and so on. PLEs have certainly evolved with the coming of the digital age.

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What I miss and what I don't

Learning with e's

Lecturing at a university can appear glamorous. Standing in front of large groups of undergraduates to give a lecture, or running a seminar for a small group of students looks fun, and usually it is. But behind the scenes, there are a thousand and one other jobs lecturers must do just to keep their heads above water.

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