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USDLA – Advocating the Growth of Distance Learning

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In a time of mobile technology, social networking, and a world that beckons us to embark on a lifelong journey of learning, distance learning is what bridges the gap between all of these concepts and helps facilitate the evolution of learning.

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Converting Live Workshops to an Online Course (Part I)

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This is a great comeback to the usual “loss of social networking” argument from people who resistant to online learning. Social media has put this agenda item on overdrive. Facebook and Twitter and especially discussion threads are important to incorporated into online lesson plans.

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Digital Badges for Educational Achievement

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From Mozilla’s Open Badges wiki page. Issuers can send badges directly to the backpack, and earners can organize their badges into groups and decide which ones they want to share on social media sites like LinkedIn and Twitter. The Mozilla Foundation launched its Open Badges project in September 2011.

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