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eCombat: Lessons from the Interactive Battlefields of Afghanistan

Vignettes Learning

Of this, Ackerman writes, “It’s the first immersive, interactive Army e-book, replacing the simple PDF-style scans with dynamic animations of the warzone. Vanguard of Valor also contains a compendium of lessons learned from past military engagements. Vignettes Learning Learn more about story and experience-based eLearning.

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Discussing the ASTD Handbook, eLearning, and Published Expertise with Elaine Biech

Web Courseworks

We have topics without authors so requesting Cal Wick to write about transfer of learning makes sense. And a recent topic for the profession is learning analytics. If you scan the Table of Contents you may say, “I never heard of her or him.” Who can tackle that important topic? We fulfilled our objective. Authoritative.

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The fascinating potential of VR for medical training

KnowledgeOne

This technology also meets today’s learners’ need for flexibility and autonomy, giving them access to hyper-sophisticated distance learning that requires little setup time and practice space. Reduced medical-legal risk (Levinson et al, 1997, Moore et al, 2000). More favourable health outcomes (Derksen et al, 2013).