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The Benefits of Using Digital Textbooks in Education

Kitaboo

One particular advancement that has been gaining popularity in higher education systems is digital textbooks. With the increasing availability of devices and internet connectivity, digital textbooks are becoming a practical and cost-effective replacement for traditional printed books.

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Leveraging the Law of the Few to Manage Change in the Workplace.

Dashe & Thomson

I haven’t read the book yet, but Jay Cross’ latest blog gave me a taste, and now that I’ve referenced the book in my own blog post, I feel obligated to follow through. In the decade since this book was published, it seems Gladwell has become quite the divisive figure. All Rights Reserved. Visit us at dashe.com

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Top 10 e-Learning Blog posts for 2010

eFront

News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 12/26/2010 Top 10 e-Learning Blog posts for 2010 Getting new ideas and tips concerning e-Learning is important to me. > Which is your favorite e-Learning blog post for 2010? Thank you for your comment.

Blogging 101
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Free e-Learning books

eFront

> If you have read any of the following books I will highly appreciate if you share your opinion with the e-Learning community. => If you have read any of the following books I will highly appreciate if you share your opinion with the e-Learning community. => Dunlap Protocols for Online Discussions Joanna C.

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Theories for the digital age: The digital natives discourse

Learning with e's

One of the more controversial theories of the digital age is the claim that technology is changing (or rewiring) our brains (Greenfield, 2009) whilst some also claim that prolonged use of the Web is detrimental to human intellectual development (Carr, 2010). There are, inevitably, objections to the Digital Natives position.

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Game Based Learning 2010 – Recap: Day 1

Upside Learning

Dr. Stewart says the use of simulations, digitally enhanced mannequins, games, and virtual realities, all are part of new age medical training. To me some of his thoughts overlapped with what Chris Andersen has to say in his book Free: The Future of a Radical Price. Piracy in music or fashion industry is a great example.

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Top 60 eLearning Posts for October 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

October 2010 did not disappoint! 4 Free Tools to Help Get Your PowerPoint from Good to Great , October 21, 2010 Continuing the recent trend of PowerPoint in the news , I stumbled upon an article in USA Today that provided some tips and advice for designing more engaging presentations. Here is the best from this past month.