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Top Learning, Technology & Media Links: Weekly Digest – 8

Upside Learning

Read this article to know why some educators say they are more than just a cool new toy. Blended learning — a strategy that combines online and classroom learning activities and resources to reduce in-class seat time for students in a face-to-face environment — can be a tremendous boon for a university. Will’s Learning Landscape Model.

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Virtual reality for pain management

KnowledgeOne

In the directory that classifies medical devices according to their potential risk to health, virtual reality is part of Class I, which is low-risk and includes crutches, bandages and corrective glasses. interactive toys, electronic games) have been extensively studied and decrease pain and anxiety (Koller & Goldman, 2012).

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My 2012 Enterprise mLearning Predictions Recap

mLearning Trends

And I am not just talking about the classic iOS vs. Android vs. other argument but the fact that different classes of hardware will start to get into our learning mix too. There will be more types of devices and ways to connect with our mobile learning world in 2012. Near Bullseye.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: The Real World, SecondLife and FaceBook/MySpace

Learning Visions

Im not sure how this relates to danah boyds recent blog article on Viewing American class divisions through FaceBook and MySpace. I had read Danahs article before starting my interviews and was listening for any judgment based on class. These young women are all college educated. I didnt hear anything direct or obvious.

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From EDUPUNK to ds106. 10Q: Jim Groom

Learning with e's

It''s a mishmash of edtech, 80s pop culture, animated GIFs, retro toys, ds106 art, and all things cinema. As soon as I was accepted I was given two classes to teach at the College of Staten Island. That said, I had to breakup with EDUPUNK in 2010 because it wasn''t fun any more. CUNY''s Ph.D.

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eLearning Conferences 2012

Tony Karrer

Past years eLearning Conferences 2011 , eLearning Conferences 2010 , eLearning Conferences 2009. link] March 5-7, 2012 Analytics Symposium: Engaging Executives with World-Class Reporting, Intercontinental Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The 2010 website was [link] or [link]. You can contact him at: crwr77@gmail.com.