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The power of the group: Using wikis in corporate training

Matrix

Wikis are engaging and easier to navigate. Wikipedia is the most popular wiki out there. A wiki is “a hypertext publication collaboratively edited and managed by its own audience directly using a web browser.”. You can set up wikis whenever there’s a topic or a skill that team members should acquire.

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Wikis in eLearning 2.0

Learning with e's

There follows an erudite explanation of socio-techno-spatial relationships, where learners shift their dependence away from their tutors to their peers, and where teachers in turn have to learn new pedagogical practices to keep up with the changes taking place. Wikis in eLearning 2.0 More from this issue tomorrow. Unported License.

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Work as Improv Theater: Teaching the Right-Brained Learner.

Dashe & Thomson

Good content. Out of the box thinking is what makes the new world go round and round… Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Properly d.

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Engaging online learners 1

Learning with e's

Engaging learners can be difficult in any context. It relates to critical writing on wikis, but it can be applied to just about any collaborative online learning space: There is a spectrum of wiki activities that can be used to encourage critical thinking in writing. Engaging them in online environments can amplify the problem.

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Blended Learning: Not your Mother’s, Grandmother’s, or Possibly Even Older Sibling’s Training

Association eLearning

The “new” blended learning means finding the right balance of learner participation and instructor facilitation. The outcome is that the learner becomes the leader of their own multi-modal experience, while the instructor assumes a supporting role. Today’s learners expect a different kind of learning experience. Fringe Benefits.

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Wiki Course Authoring

Tony Karrer

In my Ten Predictions for eLearning for 2008 , I said - Wiki + SCORM + Add-ins will become more common for easy authoring. Not sure if he saw my post, but I was just reminded by Tim Seager from Xerceo about their Prescribe tool that provides: Full Wiki, RSS functionality that is SCORM conformant for tracking and managing competencies.

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Addressing On-Demand Learning and Performance Needs #LCBQ | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

It makes a big difference to your design if the on-demand content will be needed while the learner sits at their computer or while they perform a requalification inspection on a propane cylinder on a loading dock. There is no central network the learners can access. That’s where “party boxes&# might come in.