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Moving from Teacher to Facilitator | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

It’s in your mind One of the pioneers of adult learning theory, Malcom Knowles , explored the role of adult education and facilitation (andragogy) versus the traditional style of teaching children (pedagogy). My job was not to tell; my job was stimulate thinking, encourage exploration, make associations, and help guide my learners.

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“Past experiences can result in ‘misadoption’ of e-learning”

Janet Clarey

Is this the adoption curve for next generation of e-learning? Called “ E-learning adoption: Bridging the Chasm “, the paper considers possible reasons for e-learning not reaching its full potential. Conflating these two separate aspects when evaluating the progress of e-learning adoption is counter-productive.

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How our learning theories shape how we use technology for learning

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

Behaviourist theory The main purpose of the behaviourist learning pedagogy is to accomplish the correct behaviour which focuses on achievable learning objectives. For instance, we use Ning, a social network for our learning trajectories whereas we could use a learning management system (LMS).

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The Essential Guide to Learning Analytics in the Age of Big Data

Lambda Solutions

The widespread adoption of digital technology has created an explosion of data. This is how learning analytics works within the context of your organizational learning management system (LMS): Learning management systems, like Moodle and Totara , collect a vast amount of user data. Improving Online Course Design. The Dawn of Big Data.

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Top 113 eLearning Posts and 28 Hottest Topics for 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

Is Google Analytics the new LMS?! A Defense of the LMS (and a case for the future of Social Learning) - Social Enterprise Blog , May 12, 2010. Learning Styles Reviewed by Association for Psychological Science AND FOUND WANTING. More Than One LMS Option - aLearning , February 14, 2010. Sana Easy Bloggers , April 27, 2010.

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Free e-Learning books

eFront

for Associations by Jeff Cobb (Update 11/30/2010: suggested by Christopher Pappas ) “In Learning 2.0 for Associations Jeff delivers an easy-to-read primer on how to leverage social media tools to expand the learning value that associations deliver. Wedemeyer Award by the University Continuing Education Association.

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The most updated and popular E-Learning Blogs

eFront

(Update 11/27/2010: suggested by Christopher Pappas ) aLearning Blog by Ellen Behrens The alearning Blog is the brainchild of Ellen Behrens, who has been working in online education for seven years, association learning for more than a couple, and adult learning for more than twenty years. I will added in the list asap. Jeff -- Great list!