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Is Social Media Learning Hype or a Valuable Tool?

JCA Solutions

You can use Facebook polls to gather information from learners as well. One form, for individual accounts, combines the old Google Voice with other features to create a medium for having text, voice, or video meetings with up to 10 people at a time. Those groups can be ongoing resources on specific subject matter.

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The virtual classroom: the ups and the downs of collaborative learning

Saffron Interactive

But like the true shape shifter it is, the virtual classroom can also take on the form of a self-contained (potentially even self-sufficient) virtual environment such as that of the 3D virtual world Second Life. Following in their wake, the virtual classroom is increasingly discussed and used as a tool for workplace learning.

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Effective Web Conferences – 41 Resources

Tony Karrer

Improving Conferences - Ideas & the Year Round Conference - Engaged Learning , February 6, 2009 WH Says: “…Open up the pool of presenters beyond the same 10-20 names I see at every e-learning conference … More voices would be a good thing and shows strength (and depth) in our industry.&#. distributed. Is it an educational event?

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e-Learning Acupuncture: Technology, Colleges and Community Online Conference

E-Learning Acupuncture

► May (3) The power of Voice in online classrooms Do you care about Web 3.0? From World of Warcraft to Second Life – Teaching S. Hot Topic: Nursing Simulations in Second Life! Live classroom polling without clickers? ► June (2) Dissection: What's a PLN?

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e-Learning Acupuncture: Carnegie-Mellon Shares Its Stuff!

E-Learning Acupuncture

► May (3) The power of Voice in online classrooms Do you care about Web 3.0? From World of Warcraft to Second Life – Teaching S. Hot Topic: Nursing Simulations in Second Life! Live classroom polling without clickers? ► June (2) Dissection: What's a PLN?

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e-Learning Acupuncture: Engaging Interactions!

E-Learning Acupuncture

► May (3) The power of Voice in online classrooms Do you care about Web 3.0? From World of Warcraft to Second Life – Teaching S. Hot Topic: Nursing Simulations in Second Life! Live classroom polling without clickers? ► June (2) Dissection: What's a PLN?

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e-Learning Acupuncture: Definitions: Web-courses

E-Learning Acupuncture

► May (3) The power of Voice in online classrooms Do you care about Web 3.0? From World of Warcraft to Second Life – Teaching S. Hot Topic: Nursing Simulations in Second Life! Live classroom polling without clickers? ► June (2) Dissection: What's a PLN?

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