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Weekly Bookmarks (9/19/2010)

Experiencing eLearning

Spaced education improves the retention of clinical knowledge by medical students: a randomised controlled trial – Kerfoot – 2006 – Medical Education – Wiley Online Library Annotated. Research summary on a specific model for spaced learning which the author found effective for improving recall.

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How Microlearning Impacts Coaching and Behavior Change - Tip #149

Vignettes Learning

Edward Miller , CEO of John Hopkins Hospital from 1997 to 2012, shared in 2006 how “90% of all the people who have had heart bypass surgery and or an angioplasty within two years of their surgery have gone back to the exact same lifestyle they had before the surgery.” To me, those three key actions sound like “micro-coaching.”

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Tips from TED: Presenting ideas to engage your teams

Degreed

I’ve watched Sir Ken Robinson’s 2006 TED Talk “ Do Schools Kill Creativity? ” I realize I’m biased (I’m a speaker coach and speechwriter), but from my perspective, that X factor is really more like a communication superpower. at least 20 times, and I still laugh at his jokes. So what is that? Characters ? About the Author.

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Learning Styles and E-Learning

eLearning 24-7

This post is going to be somewhat different than in the past, specifically a result of the argument of the effectiveness of learning styles and if they even exist. A PowerPoint is not an effective means of e-learning, although one person told me what did a PPT have to do with any of this? Wilson, 2012 citing Waterhouse, 2006).

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Wikis and Learning – 60 Resources

Tony Karrer

- eLearning Acupuncture , March 25, 2009 eLearning Tools - Wikis, Blogs and More - eLearning Technology , April 2, 2007 Wiki – Day 2 – How Wikis are Used - Engaged Learning , December 1, 2009 Wikis – Day 3 – Privacy & Adoption - Engaged Learning , December 2, 2009 Wikis – Day 4 – Overcoming Bad Stigmas - Engaged Learning , December 3, 2009 Top (..)

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Moving from learning events to learning journeys with spaced repetition

Matrix

Engaging peers and managers in coaching and feedback. What they don’t care for is extensive practice sessions, coaching interventions or ongoing evaluations. The spacing effect is a perfect example of how much more effective learning becomes once we understand the intricate workings of the human brain. All in all.

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How to Use the Learning Ecology Matrix to Make Better Learning

Maestro

When we came across the Learning Ecology Matrix (Wenger & Ferguson 2006 ), we knew it was a good match for how we design learning experiences at Maestro. The Learning Ecology Matrix can serve as a guide for designing an effective learning experience that matches the right tool to the job to meet learners’ needs.