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Online Learning Works – So Why are Schools Failing at it?

eLearning 24-7

Here is some data to consider (about this supposedly new learning approach). 1996, the first high school for online learning was established (Partnership between Hudson Public schools and Concord Consortium). An estimated 700,000 students (K-12) took at least one online course in 2005-2006 (Piccano and Seaman, 2007).

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10 Great Moments in eLearning History

SHIFT eLearning

Early 1980s: The Introduction of Personal Computers. The early prototypes were, of course, crude versions of our current personal computers. Others in the industry have already used the term "online learning," which basically points to the same concept. emphasizes on how we learn—how we interact with content online.

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Making Connections: Trends in Social Learning

Obsidian Learning

Building on the concept of communities of practice , Etienne Wenger (2009) has proposed a social theory of learning. The focus of this theory is “learning as social participation,” in which learners actively participate in the practices of social communities and construct personal identities in relation to these communities.

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Interview with Terry Anderson

Learning with e's

He is one of the pioneers of online and distance learning, and currently serves as the editor of the influential online open access journal International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning ( IRRODL ). Second,to follow from Marshall McLuhan the Medium is the Pedagogy (first coined by Cousin (2005).

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Development Drives Innovation and Revenue

CLO Magazine

To facilitate easy adoption of new technologies and offer the necessary knowledge to help customers get the most out of equipment in their stores, Hillphoenix is now accelerating training, providing shorter modules on-demand. “Personally, as a tech guy, I like the new technologies. percentile on a five-point rating scale.

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Hot List - April 1, 2009 to April 11, 2009

Tony Karrer

Informal Workplace Learning: paradigm changes - more - The E-Learning Curve , April 2, 2009 I'm looking at some influences which are contributing to the emergence of informal and non-formal learning in the workplace. Blog CBT Distance Learning University 2.0 Are you a Mac or a PC Person 8. This is her blog.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): "New JKO Portal to Offer Joint Online Training" (Defense Link News)

Mark Oehlert

to officially cut the ribbon on the new Joint Knowledge Online, or JKO, enterprise portal system. The system will go live worldwide April 30 to deliver coursework and learning tools for people involved in integrated, joint operations, Smith told reporters during a teleconference following the ceremony. Smith, commander of U.S.

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