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Two Tips for Writing Dialogue (With Examples!)

Experiencing eLearning

Dialogue can be tricky to write. When I teach people how to write branching scenarios, writing dialogue is one of the places people get stuck. If you’re used to writing in a more formal style, writing dialogue can feel very unfamiliar. Tip #1: Use more contractions When you write dialogue, use contractions.

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Best Lecture

Tony Karrer

I just read George Siemens post Will online lectures destroy universities? He makes the point that despite articles like Why free online lectures will destroy universities – unless they get their act together fast : Statements like “universities are obsolete” or “universities are dying” are comical. And untrue.

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Plain Language for Course Creators: Enhancing Clarity and Engagement

CourseArc

Tips to Write for Clarity and Understanding Put information in logical order, with the important details first. Use an active voice, with a clear “actor “in your writing. Plain language writing keeps learners focused on the content rather than struggling to understand the language, leading to increased engagement and motivation.

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Electronic Notebook: A Tool for the Modern Student

Kitaboo

Top Features of Electronic Notebooks for Writing Environmental Sustainability Integrated Digital Workspace Efficient Idea and Reference Management III. Advantages of Using Electronic Notebooks for Writing Use of Electronic Notebooks in Educational Settings Document Distribution Annotation Reconciliation V.

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Scaling up: working with large groups online

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

Incidentally, this principle is not applied at all at the university: we always have lectures there with 200-250 students. This results in 20 groups of 10 people working towards the ultimate assignment to write a blog. The best blogs are judged by an expert jury and published. We also want to provide a safe environment.

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How to Use social media for Online Learning?

Skillquore

This write-up deals with outlining the benefits of social media for online learning. At the same time, they can explore any course online, access important information, notes and lectures. Stay updated- with things trending on social media students can access any lectures online. Blogs- the last on our list is blogs.

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Enhance your resume with ChatGPT

Coursera

As instructor Andrew Ng explains in DeepLearning.AI’s Generative AI for Everyone course, AI is a general purpose technology—meaning it has a wide range of applications—and GenAI is currently well-positioned to execute three types of tasks: reading, writing, and chatting. Watch this lecture video for examples of each of those tasks in action.)

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