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How Writing a Learning Journal Can Increase Critical Thinking Skills

Absorb LMS

Keeping and contributing regularly to a personal learning journal can be an effective way to encourage reflection and develop critical thinking skills. Second, the act of putting pen to paper (or finger to keyboard) engages our brains. Fourth, writing things down in a journal also allows us to ‘clear our minds.’

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Note-taking: Keyboard or Pen? The Verdict of Science!

KnowledgeOne

Between keyboard and pen note-taking, which method is the most effective for learning? Before the advent of the intelligent digital pen, this question would not have been of any interest to a majority of young learners – and many not so young – for whom the laptop is an essential working tool. The post Note-taking: Keyboard or Pen?

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Electronic Notebook: A Tool for the Modern Student

Kitaboo

Electronic notebooks with pens enable students and professionals to write or draw on the screen and upload important notes to the cloud. When selecting an electronic notebook with a pen or stylus, ensure that the stylus or pen feels comfortable. Conclusion What is an Electronic Notebook?

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The Benefits of Interactive Whiteboard Integration In Classroom

Kitaboo

It is touch-sensitive and is accessed with the help of a dedicated digital pen, also known as a smart pen. The only supplementary appendage you need to use an interactive whiteboard is a smart pen. It is mainly optimized as a smart, digital alternative to regular whiteboards and green boards.

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Procrastination and Creativity

Mitch Moldofsky

Over at the Learndash blog , blogger Laura Lynch pens a very useful guide to helping learners in an online course avoid procrastination, a predictor of learner churn. Enter the Creativity Research Journal, whose 2010 study by J.R. Creativity Re- search Journal, 22, 68–73. Cohen and J.R. Ferrari (no relation to J.R.R.

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Using Games and Avatars to Change Learner Behavior

Kapp Notes

After the game was over, participants waited as the researcher then “accidently” spilled a cup of pens a few feet away. No former virtual world helicopter passengers helped pick up the spilled pens. 2010) The Effects of a Serious Game on Role-Taking and Willingness to Help, Journal of Communication. The results were interesting.

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Tailor-made internal communication

Fellow Digitals

Yet, employees still fill in requests for time off with pen and paper”, says the CEO in the article. To be successful externally, an organization must function well internally. Projects with chatbots, for example, are no rarity for customers. The author as well as the editors must be attentive that the content is not outdated.