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Reduce Emissions With Distance Learning

Litmos

A study conducted by the Open University of Britain found that distance learning consumes almost 90% less energy and produces 85% fewer CO 2 emissions than traditional learning. That report found the biggest impacts distance learning had on emissions were due to lower student travel.

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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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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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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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Development Drives Innovation and Revenue

CLO Magazine

Today, the Learning Center has grown from a small series of instructor-led classes for internal training to become an industry-wide resource that mixes live, instructor-led seminars, online/distance learning, webinars, intentional learning and mini-videos called TechTips. percentile on a five-point rating scale.

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

E-Learning Acupuncture

Personally I think this is a really great idea! Check out the 2008 Theme: "TCC will feature papers and general sessions on the continuing evolution of distance learning, online communities and collaboration, social networking, and best practices of instructional technology. Talk about bang for your conference buck!