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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

For example, Harvard professor Andrew McAfee sums up the Strength of Weak Ties theory nicely, describing how acquaintances with whom we are less familiar are more likely to tell us things we don’t already know: … People we don’t know all that well are hugely valuable in our work. less big companies, for more than 20 years.

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5 common eLearning assessment mistakes (and how to fix them)

BrightCarbon

2005) gathered and analysed data from lots of other studies from an 80-year period up to 2005. 2008) : “Our review of the literature suggests that MCQs [multiple choice questions] with 3 options provide a similar quality of test as that with 4- or 5-option MCQs. than questions with 4 options. Rodriguez, M. Schneid S.

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The macro considerations of Instructional Design

LearnUpon

Transforming high quality content into clear and meaningful content for online consumption requires deliberate instructional design decisions. There are so many key elements from the macro down to the micro that will determine the quality of a course. Mayer (2005) references three metaphors of learning as shown in table 2.1.

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Top 100 Learning Game Resources

Upside Learning

Most often such a list brings up debate about the quality of content linked to. A Theory of Fun- Clive on Learning, August 16, 2007. 24 Questions about computer games and education- The Learning Circuits Blog, August 8, 2005. And You Thought Mechanical Engineering was Boring- Kapp Notes, August 14, 2008. December 11, 2008.

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Top 100 Learning Game Resources

Upside Learning

Most often such a list brings up debate about the quality of content linked to. A Theory of Fun- Clive on Learning, August 16, 2007. 24 Questions about computer games and education- The Learning Circuits Blog, August 8, 2005. And You Thought Mechanical Engineering was Boring- Kapp Notes, August 14, 2008. December 11, 2008.

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Interview with Terry Anderson

Learning with e's

Using Google Scholar and our own networks, we identified and invited the “grandest of the grand gurus” who have researched and published in each of these areas and invited them to summarize that issue, identify theories and practices related to that issue and suggest further research. We also wanted to find an open access publisher.

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5 Best Employee Training Books

WalkMe Training Station

Transferring Learning to Behavior: Using the Four Levels to Improve Performance, by Donald L Kirkpatrick and James D Kirkpatrick, 2005. This book explores the relationship between behavior and learning, and applies it using Kirkpatrick’s defining theory.