Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Mobile learning seems to be creating a lot of excitement in the learning community these days. For example, according to a report published by Ambient Insight Research, the US market for mobile learning products and services reached $958.7 Growing number of mobile learning tools and platforms.

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Mobile Learning Mobile Journal Learning 207

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 18, 2011

The game has an open platform that allows new details to be constantly added, reflecting lessons learned from a recent mission, for example. An example cited by Martin and Lin is called “ VBS 2 ” and runs on laptops. Properly d.

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Social Networks Blended Learning Diversity Training Games 160

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 28, 2011

Walmart announced last week (April 18, 2011) that it is – … buying Mountain View-based Kosmix , a heavily funded social media technology provider that has built a platform that enables users to filter and organize content in social networks, in order to connect people with information that matters to them, in real-time. Properly d.

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Social Media Social Networks Blended Learning Network 124

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 8, 2011

In more recent years, websites, wikis and blogs have entered the picture, creating social learning platforms that learners can modify themselves. In the past we did this by creating robust electronic performance support systems (EPSS) and making sure that learners knew how to utilize them. Properly d.

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Social Networks Performance Support Blended Learning Wiki 162

Dashe & Thomson

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

The ones that you wish you could call back and place deep in the confines of your brain, as far away from consciousness as possible: “In my next blog I’ll discuss some of the challenges related to mobile learning development, and suggest some solutions.”. What a blithe, naïve promise. Compatibility. Easier said than done.

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Mobile Learning Mobile Mac ASTD 194

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 11, 2011

Matt MacInnis puts it this way: The processes used to create textbooks and create software have traditionally been very different, but we believe that as content becomes more interactive, rich in media, and available on multiple platforms, the application of software engineering practices to content creation makes a lot of sense. Properly d.

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Social Networks Instructional Design Blended Learning Social 133

Dashe & Thomson

AUGUST 20, 2012

While it allows you to integrate video into the e-learning module, you can set up an interface that pulls out bullet points and diagrams (from a Powerpoint deck or other document) in a sidebar to support the video and provide additional information. This core functionality is delivered by their Brainshark CST Platform™.

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