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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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Online Classes vs Traditional Classes – Find the Best for You

learnWorlds

In the case of distance learning, it may be most appropriate at colleges and universities. Research data consistently indicate that students strongly prefer distance education. They don’t believe that they sacrifice a quality education for the convenience of utilizing distance learning. Example of LearnWorlds LMS.

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

E-Learning Acupuncture

All the presenters and attendees stay in their current locations yet everyone joins together in synchronous and asynchronous activities for three days (April 15-17, 2008). How do I learn to teach online? Personally I think this is a really great idea! Talk about bang for your conference buck! Are educat.

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Top 60 eLearning Posts for October 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

The art of Twitter , October 11, 2010 Learning how to use Twitter as a tool to develop your personal learning network is not always simple, and as with any other social networking tools, there is an unwritten protocol. Having said that, social media has its dark sides , too. Network Learning. Here’s why.

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eLearning Conferences 2011

Tony Karrer

[link] January 31-February 3, 2011 Annual Forum on e-Learning Excellence in the Middle East : Being at the Leading Edge – How to Give Quest for Excellence a New Meaning, 4th, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. link] February 3-4, 2011 Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy , Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. Charles, Missouri, USA.

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Teaching Online Courses – 60 Great Resources

Tony Karrer

As always I do this by looking through eLearning Learning and related sites like Communities and Networks Connection. I looked at Virtual Classroom , Distance Learning , ILT , Teaching Distance Learning. So together, I’ve collected a bunch of resources pretty quickly.

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eLearning Conferences 2010

Tony Karrer

[link] December 3-4, 2009 International LAMS and Learning Design Conference, 4 th , MacQuarie University, Sydney, Australia. link] December 4-6, 2009, Social, Global and Green: The California League of Middle Schools/California League of High Schools Technology Conference, Town & Country Resort, San Diego, California, USA.