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History of the LMS

eLearning 24-7

Most of it came, via 3rd party providers, or what we referred to as “boutique shops” – think custom development (fee-based) that someone, company, government, institution, and so forth hired to create a course or courses. Other options were universities who went online, via Lotus Notes. It was a university.

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How Practicing Mindfulness in the Workplace Can Ease Stress and Improve Productivity

KnowledgeCity

But employees don’t need a quiet room or a lotus position to do it – practical mindfulness programs have been used in businesses since the 1970s. . As Dan Harris, author of the meditation guide 10 Percent Happier , told the New York Times , “Multitasking is a pernicious myth that is preventing us from getting our work done.”

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Vegas and The Learning Conference Scene

eLearning 24-7

I jotted down my notes, took some photos (you will see some), recorded a short video or two of presentations of interest, and asked attendees – customers of Cornerstone their thoughts of the show and what they saw. I do not see it for small businesses (999 or less) or customer education. 23 questions. Did I let them know that?

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Web 2.0 Applications in Learning

Tony Karrer

Existing Adoption At the very start I asked the audience for examples of where they were currently using these tools as part of learning solutions. Question 1 - What are the most likely ways / places your organization might or does use Blogs, Wikis, Social Bookmarking, Social Networking or Collaboration Tools? Choose the top 3-5.

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Lectora e-Learning and IBM to Offer Social Learning Solutions

Trivantis

Authoring Tools. The Full-Featured Authoring Tool. e-Learning Authoring Software Made Easy. Web-based Collaborative e-Learning Authoring. Custom Development Services. Custom Content Creation. Powerful & Easy Authoring. -->. Online Authoring Anytime, Anywhere. -->.

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What you need 2 know: 3rd Party Content

eLearning 24-7

You can build your own via a 3rd party authoring tool. In addition to adding content, they are now expanding into additional platforms, authoring tools and so forth, but this is about content, so I’ll stay on the path. So, if 10 pals take Lotus 1-2-3, you are in luck, it probably is still available for you.

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Is Attention Important in Learning?

The Learning Circuits

The result, says Carl Honore, journalist and author of "In Praise of Slowness," is a situation where the digital communications that were supposed to make working lives run more smoothly are actually preventing people from getting critical tasks accomplished. Other organizations, like Veritas Software have implemented "no e-mail Fridays."